Sahar
Sahar was the 3565th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1789th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 482 places. More babies were named Sahar in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,565 girls, down 75 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199683 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,482babies recorded
Sahar popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 29 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,565 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,490 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,738 | 42 |
| 2000 | #2,255 | 70 |
| 1990 | #2,123 | 62 |
| 1980 | #3,298 | 26 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sahar, counting every spelling?
Sahar is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahar | 43 | #3,565 | 246 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sahar?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sahar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sahar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sahar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sahar?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Sahar are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 13 and 35. That makes Sahar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sahar by state
How common Sahar was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sahar: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sahar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sahar
How popular is the name Sahar?
Sahar was the 3565th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1789th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 482 places. More babies were named Sahar in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Sahar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sahar in the US.
Where is Sahar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sahar was most common in Maryland (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Pennsylvania.