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Saharah

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Saharah has been given to about 156 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 154
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saharah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time156

How popular is Saharah?

Its best year was 2007, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 8445th. The typical living American called Saharah is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Saharah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Savannah0.77
  2. Sahara0.79
  3. Savanah0.79
  4. Sarah0.74
  5. Samara0.69
  6. Alayah0.68
  7. Amayah0.68
  8. Malayah0.68

Middle names for Saharah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saharah Eve0.82
  2. Saharah Anne0.80
  3. Saharah Rose0.79
  4. Saharah Louise0.79
  5. Saharah June0.78
  6. Saharah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Saharah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.74
  2. Isabelasister · 0.73
  3. Yarelisister · 0.72
  4. Laneysister · 0.72
  5. Campbelleither · 0.71
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.71

Where Saharah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Saharah White0.74
    2. Saharah Reyes0.74
    3. Saharah Nguyen0.74
    4. Saharah Moore0.74
    5. Saharah Lee0.74
    6. Saharah Green0.74

    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 Saharah

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

    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.