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Sahar

99% girls · 43 born in 2025

Sahar has been given to about 2,482 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,446
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sahar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 83
  • Born in 202543
  • All time2,482
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Sahar?

Its best year was 1996, when 83 babies were given the name, ranking 1789th. The typical living American called Sahar is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sahar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sahara0.72
  2. Tamar0.70
  3. Sarah0.60
  4. Sara0.60
  5. Star0.62
  6. Sasha0.60
  7. Samara0.60
  8. Shara0.60

Middle names for Sahar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sahar Eve0.80
  2. Sahar Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sahar Josephine0.78
  4. Sahar Anne0.78
  5. Sahar Louise0.77
  6. Sahar June0.76

Sibling names for Sahar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emeraldsister · 0.89
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.88
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.88
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.87
  5. Daliasister · 0.86
  6. Ilianasister · 0.86

Where Sahar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sahar Anderson0.74
  2. Sahar White0.72
  3. Sahar Nguyen0.72
  4. Sahar Moore0.72
  5. Sahar Lee0.72
  6. Sahar Hill0.72

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 Sahar

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Sahar 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.