Sahara
Sahara was the 1978th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1035th with 248 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 240 places. More babies were named Sahara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,978 girls, down 478 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006248 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,734babies recorded
Sahara popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,978 | 98 |
| 2020 | #1,500 | 143 |
| 2010 | #1,361 | 172 |
| 2000 | #1,645 | 108 |
| 1990 | #2,514 | 48 |
| 1980 | #6,665 | 10 |
| 1970 | #7,791 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sahara, counting every spelling?
Sahara is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahara | 98 | #1,978 | 613 |
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 Sahara?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sahara (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sahara 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 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sahara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sahara?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Sahara are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Sahara 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.
Sahara by state
How common Sahara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.2×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Florida (1.6×). In 37 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 Sahara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sahara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sahara
How popular is the name Sahara?
Sahara was the 1978th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1035th with 248 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 240 places. More babies were named Sahara in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sahara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sahara in the US.
Where is Sahara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sahara was most common in Georgia (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Florida.