Sarah Fariss
There are approximately 2 people named Sarah Fariss living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sarah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fariss. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Sarah
857K
Alive today
Named Fariss
912
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 857K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1982
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (81.0%)
Estimated bearers: 912
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #31,239
Per 100K: 0.27
Top ancestry: White (91.8%)
First name trend
Sarah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sarah. The peak year was 1982 with 28,613 births. The average person named Sarah today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sarah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sarah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sarah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sarah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.0% · 707,633
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 63,774
- Black or African American4.3% · 38,022
- Two or more races3.6% · 31,484
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 28,811
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4,403
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Fariss surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Fariss, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Fariss described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Fariss at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.8% · 730
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 31
- Two or more races2.5% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 7
- Black or African American0.5% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sarah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2500% of the US population, based on 856,869 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sarah right now.
The surname Fariss appears at a rate of 0.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Sarah Fariss. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sarah Fariss: questions and answers
How many people are named Sarah Fariss?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Sarah Fariss. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2500%) with the surname frequency (0.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sarah Fariss?
We classify Sarah Fariss as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sarah a male or female name?
Sarah is predominantly female. Out of 1,099,063 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Sarah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Sarah Fariss?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.