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Sarai

100% girls · #425 in the US for girls, 2025

Sarai has been given to about 22,925 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 22,712
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sarai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 818
  • Born in 2025733
  • All time22,925
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Sarai?

Sarai ranks 425th among American girls in 2025, with 733 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 818 babies were given the name, ranking 398th. The typical living American called Sarai is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.11% of births.

Names that sound like Sarai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.85
  2. Sarahi0.81
  3. Sarah0.70
  4. Sara0.70
  5. Zara0.66
  6. Shai0.65
  7. Saanvi0.62
  8. Shari0.59

Middle names for Sarai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sarai Catherine0.84
  2. Sarai Josephine0.84
  3. Sarai Rose0.83
  4. Sarai Marie0.83
  5. Sarai Grace0.83
  6. Sarai Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sarai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Urielbrother · 0.99
  2. Miraclesister · 0.99
  3. Piercebrother · 0.99
  4. Mohamedbrother · 0.99
  5. Maciesister · 0.99
  6. Itzelsister · 0.99

Where Sarai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.11%
  2. Rhode Island0.09%
  3. Louisiana0.05%
  4. Connecticut0.05%
  5. Florida0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sarai Reyes0.78
  2. Sarai Nguyen0.78
  3. Sarai Moore0.78
  4. Sarai Lee0.78
  5. Sarai Hall0.78
  6. Sarai Green0.78

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 Sarai

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

Sarai 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.