First Name SARA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SARA is ranked as the 225th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 303,174.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 95.08 people named SARA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SARA is 353,535.
  • The SSA data also shows that SARA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SARA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 303,174 +/-0.6%
  • National Rank 225
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 95.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 353,535
  • National Rank 134
  • Percentile Rank 99.86%
  • Proportion/100k 110.88

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SARA is 71.5% White, 14.5% Hispanic origin, 9.6% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SARA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SARA is included in the following name categories:
  • German Common surname
  • Spanish feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Feminine given name
  • Common Danish feminine given name - DST Data
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Polish feminine given name
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SARA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.5% 63.9% 7.6%
Hispanic origin 14.5% 16.3% -1.8%
Black 9.6% 12.3% -2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SARA is California where 39,718 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SARA, as 173.53 in every 100,000 Minnesotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Minnesota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Louisiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 6,906 53.61 99.4% Indiana 4,583 69.47 99.0% Iowa 5,142 165.5 99.5% Kansas 1,688 58.12 97.8% Michigan 10,541 106.37 99.7% Minnesota 9,470 173.53 99.7% Missouri 1,476 49.29 98.0% Nebraska 1,222 64.95 97.3% North Dakota 394 53.28 93.1% Ohio 6,518 56.22 99.2% South Dakota 416 48.71 93.5% Wisconsin 9,356 162.5 99.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 6,906 53.61 99.4%
Indiana 4,583 69.47 99.0%
Iowa 5,142 165.5 99.5%
Kansas 1,688 58.12 97.8%
Michigan 10,541 106.37 99.7%
Minnesota 9,470 173.53 99.7%
Missouri 1,476 49.29 98.0%
Nebraska 1,222 64.95 97.3%
North Dakota 394 53.28 93.1%
Ohio 6,518 56.22 99.2%
South Dakota 416 48.71 93.5%
Wisconsin 9,356 162.5 99.6%
West State Statistics First-Names SARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 398 54.05 93.1% Arizona 4,332 64.35 98.8% California 39,718 102.36 99.8% Colorado 3,809 71.11 98.9% Hawaii 1,078 75.92 98.7% Idaho 640 39.17 95.8% Montana 580 56.71 95.1% Nevada 1,697 59.76 98.2% New Mexico 1,379 66.12 97.3% Oregon 2,535 63.86 98.5% Utah 1,582 53.75 97.9% Washington 7,751 109.77 99.6% Wyoming 354 60.66 93.6%

West States
State stats for the first name SARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 398 54.05 93.1%
Arizona 4,332 64.35 98.8%
California 39,718 102.36 99.8%
Colorado 3,809 71.11 98.9%
Hawaii 1,078 75.92 98.7%
Idaho 640 39.17 95.8%
Montana 580 56.71 95.1%
Nevada 1,697 59.76 98.2%
New Mexico 1,379 66.12 97.3%
Oregon 2,535 63.86 98.5%
Utah 1,582 53.75 97.9%
Washington 7,751 109.77 99.6%
Wyoming 354 60.66 93.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 5,276 146.68 99.4% Maine 2,119 159.29 98.3% Massachusetts 8,526 126.4 99.5% New Hampshire 2,289 172.53 98.6% New Jersey 8,350 93.42 99.5% New York 20,161 102.1 99.8% Pennsylvania 7,642 59.76 99.4% Rhode Island 1,395 132.16 98.4% Vermont 631 100.73 97.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 5,276 146.68 99.4%
Maine 2,119 159.29 98.3%
Massachusetts 8,526 126.4 99.5%
New Hampshire 2,289 172.53 98.6%
New Jersey 8,350 93.42 99.5%
New York 20,161 102.1 99.8%
Pennsylvania 7,642 59.76 99.4%
Rhode Island 1,395 132.16 98.4%
Vermont 631 100.73 97.2%
South State Statistics First-Names SARA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 3,510 72.37 99.0% Arkansas 1,333 44.92 97.8% Delaware 779 83.25 98.6% Dist. of Columbia 510 77.37 98.2% Florida 19,896 100.02 99.8% Georgia 7,929 78.52 99.5% Kentucky 2,113 47.88 98.1% Louisiana 1,681 36.16 98.2% Maryland 3,247 54.34 99.2% Mississippi 1,476 49.29 98.0% North Carolina 9,769 98.24 99.6% Oklahoma 1,746 45.01 98.0% South Carolina 4,386 90.75 99.1% Tennessee 3,850 58.78 99.1% Texas 29,974 111.19 99.8% Virginia 5,028 60.38 99.3% West Virginia 918 49.64 96.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SARA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 3,510 72.37 99.0%
Arkansas 1,333 44.92 97.8%
Delaware 779 83.25 98.6%
Dist. of Columbia 510 77.37 98.2%
Florida 19,896 100.02 99.8%
Georgia 7,929 78.52 99.5%
Kentucky 2,113 47.88 98.1%
Louisiana 1,681 36.16 98.2%
Maryland 3,247 54.34 99.2%
Mississippi 1,476 49.29 98.0%
North Carolina 9,769 98.24 99.6%
Oklahoma 1,746 45.01 98.0%
South Carolina 4,386 90.75 99.1%
Tennessee 3,850 58.78 99.1%
Texas 29,974 111.19 99.8%
Virginia 5,028 60.38 99.3%
West Virginia 918 49.64 96.0%
 

Full Names with SARA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SARA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SARA.

The most popular full name is SARA Smith. 0.67% of all the people named SARA have this family name.

There are 26616 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SARA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SARA Smith 0.67%
2 SARA Johnson 0.53%
3 SARA Garcia 0.44%
4 SARA Miller 0.40%
5 SARA Martinez 0.36%
6 SARA Brown 0.35%
7 SARA Jones 0.34%
8 SARA Rodriguez 0.33%
9 SARA Williams 0.33%
10 SARA Davis 0.31%
11 SARA Hernandez 0.29%
12 SARA Anderson 0.29%
13 SARA Gonzalez 0.27%
14 SARA Lopez 0.26%
15 SARA Martin 0.23%
16 SARA Sanchez 0.22%
17 SARA Thompson 0.21%
18 SARA Lee 0.21%
19 SARA Moore 0.21%
20 SARA King 0.21%