Sarahi
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "princess of God".
Name Census estimates that about 7,805 living Americans carry the first name Sarahi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sarahi today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sarahi births was 2005 (323 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sarahi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Sarahi is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
7.8K
~ 1 in 43,915 Americans
Peak year
2005
323 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#937
Tracked since 1981
Census
Sarahi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,001 people with the first name Sarahi, which placed it at #3,134 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,134
National first-name rank
People counted
7.0K
7,001 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sarahi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sarahi is Hispanic at 97.7%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sarahi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sarahi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.7% · 6,840
- White1.5% · 107
- Black or African American0.5% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 8
- Two or more races0.1% · 6
Popularity
Sarahi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sarahi from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 2,778 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Sarahi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sarahi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sarahi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sarahis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Sarahi, while Minnesota, Maryland, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 249 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sarahi
The name Sarahi is a variation of the Hebrew name Sarah, which has its origins in the Old Testament of the Bible. Sarah was the wife of Abraham and is considered one of the most important matriarchs in the Abrahamic religions.
The name Sarah is derived from the Hebrew word "sarah," which means "princess" or "noblewoman." It is believed to have been in use since ancient times, with some of the earliest recorded instances dating back to the biblical era.
In the Book of Genesis, Sarah is described as a beautiful and faithful woman who played a crucial role in the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. She gave birth to Isaac at an advanced age, and her story is celebrated as a testament to faith and perseverance.
Throughout history, the name Sarah has been popular among Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities, with various spellings and variations emerging over time. One such variation is Sarahi, which is believed to have originated in the Middle East or North Africa.
Among the notable historical figures who bore the name Sarahi or its variations are Sarahi al-Hamdani, a 10th-century Arab poet and scholar from Yemen, and Sarahi bint Sinan, a 7th-century Arab woman who is considered one of the earliest female poets in Islamic history.
In the realm of literature, the name Sarahi appears in the works of renowned authors such as Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian Nobel laureate, who featured a character named Sarahi in his novel "Children of Gebelawi."
Another notable figure was Sarahi al-Adrawi, a 12th-century Arab physician and philosopher from Andalusia, who made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and philosophy during the Islamic Golden Age.
The name Sarahi also has connections to biblical figures, such as Sarahi bat Asher, a character mentioned in the Book of Numbers who was one of the daughters of Asher, a son of Jacob.
While the name Sarahi has its roots in ancient times, it has continued to be used across various cultures and regions throughout history, carrying with it the connotations of nobility, beauty, and faith associated with its biblical origins.
People
Sarahi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sarahi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sarahi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sarahi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,805 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sarahi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 43,915 US residents.
Is Sarahi a common name?
We classify Sarahi as "Rare". It ranks above 97.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,915 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sarahi most popular?
The single biggest year for Sarahi was 2005, when 323 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sarahi is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sarahi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,001 people with the name Sarahi, or 2.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,134 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sarahi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sarahi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sarahi appears almost entirely female. Of the 6,994 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sarahi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sarahi is Hispanic at 97.7%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sarahi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Sarahi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.7% (6,840 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sarahi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sarahi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sarahi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sarahi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sarahi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sarahi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Sarahi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.