How Many People Are Named Saralee?
An estimated 389 people in the United States have the first name Saralee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Saralee peaked in popularity in 1941 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saralee 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 Saralee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
389
About 1 in 881,117 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1941
28 births
Total Registered
749
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saralee
Saralee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 749 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saralee as a female name
Ranked #15,349 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1941 (28 births)
Saralee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saralee span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 189 babies were registered. Saralee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Saralee by Decade
How has Saralee 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.
Saralee by State
Birth registrations for Saralee span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. On average, about 7 Saralees were registered per state.
Saralee + Last Name Combinations
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Saralee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saralee?
We estimate approximately 389 people named Saralee 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 881,117 Americans share this first name.
Is Saralee a common name?
Saralee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 749 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saralee most popular?
Saralee reached peak popularity in 1941, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saralee is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saralee a female name?
Saralee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saralee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saralee Smith, Saralee Johnson, Saralee 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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