Name meaning & stats
Sahra
Sahra means “lady, princess” (Hebrew origin). 874 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Sahras are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“lady, princess”
HebrewSpelling of Sarah
From the Biblical Sarah.
Sarah around the world
- Сара · Russian
- Сара · Ukrainian
- Σάρα · Greek
- سارة · Arabic
- שרה · Hebrew
- サラ · Japanese
- 薩拉 · Chinese
- 사라 · Korean
- Sára · Hungarian
- Saara · Finnish
Famous Sarahs
- Sarah Bernhardt · French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)
- Sarah Palin · Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
- Sarah Jessica Parker · American actress (born 1965)
- Sarah Michelle Gellar · American actress (born 1977)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
874 US babies were named Sahra between 1940 and 2025.
Sahra around the world
- Sweden: 116 babies since 1998, peak 2015, No. 925 in 2022
- France: 2,510 babies since 1900, peak 1997, No. 2,218 in 2025
- England & Wales: 437 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 5,926 in 2025
- Norway: 349 babies since 1945, peak 2003
- Belgium: 121 babies since 1995, peak 2005
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Sahras end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Singer | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Sahras show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 1620 Sarahs spell it Sahra
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)