How Many People Are Named Sahra?
An estimated 838 people in the United States have the first name Sahra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Sahra peaked in popularity in 2007 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sahra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
838
About 1 in 409,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
35 births
Total Registered
859
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahra
Sahra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 859 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sahra as a female name
Ranked #7,865 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (35 births)
Sahra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahra span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 263 babies were registered. Sahra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sahra by Decade
How has Sahra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sahra by State
Birth registrations for Sahra span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Texas, New York. On average, about 28 Sahras were registered per state.
Sahra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahra
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Sahra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahra?
We estimate approximately 838 people named Sahra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahra a common name?
Sahra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 859 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahra most popular?
Sahra reached peak popularity in 2007, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahra is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahra a female name?
Sahra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahra Smith, Sahra Johnson, Sahra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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