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Feminine

Sara

/ˈsɑr.ə/

Princess, noblewoman

Hebrew

How to say it

SA · ra

/ˈsɑr.ə/

What it means

Spelling variant of Sarah, same Hebrew root śārāh ('princess'). Sara without the H is the dominant form across Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian families.

Sara is the international spelling variant of Sarah, both from the Hebrew śārāh ('princess'). The H-less Sara is the standard form in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, and Slavic traditions; Sarah with the H is the dominant US-Anglo form. In the US, the two have been climbing in parallel since the 1970s, with Sara slightly behind Sarah but consistent. The biblical figure is the same regardless of spelling. Common shorts: Sasha (Russian diminutive), the same as Sarah.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1 #19818802025

peaked at #26 in 1981, currently #198 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

Heads-up notes

  • Spelling

    Sara and Sarah are the same name with two spellings; Sara reads slightly more international, Sarah more US-Anglo. Both are standard.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

  • Sara Bareilles American singer-songwriter, Brave and Waitress (the musical)
  • Sara Crewe Heroine of Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess, 1905

Spelling variants

  • Sarah
  • Zara