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Saara

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Saara has been given to about 392 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 388
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 20
  • Born in 202513
  • All time392
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Saara?

Its best year was 2017, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 6248th. The typical living American called Saara is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Saara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sara0.91
  2. Zara0.87
  3. Sabra0.80
  4. Shara0.80
  5. Samara0.78
  6. Sahara0.78
  7. Zahra0.76
  8. Tara0.73

Middle names for Saara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saara Josephine0.84
  2. Saara Rose0.83
  3. Saara Louise0.83
  4. Saara June0.82
  5. Saara Pearl0.82
  6. Saara Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Saara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yousefbrother · 0.82
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.81
  4. Keziahsister · 0.81
  5. Andiesister · 0.81
  6. Amarissister · 0.80

Where Saara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Saara White0.78
  2. Saara Reyes0.78
  3. Saara Nguyen0.78
  4. Saara Moore0.78
  5. Saara Lee0.78
  6. Saara Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Saara

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Saara across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.