Sahara Girl
How popular is Sahara?
#1,962 girl name in 2025
98 baby girls were named Sahara in the US in 2025, making it the 1962nd most popular girl name.
4,687living people named Sahara (est.)
18median age of people named Sahara
4,734babies named Sahara since 1880
1 in 33,830US babies born in 2025
Sahara popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,962 for girls (▼ 325 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 98 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,731 in 2015, #1,494 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (248 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,033 in 2006 |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sahara is most popular
Babies named Sahara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (52 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (85 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 girls)
Sahara by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1970s | 93 | #3,777 |
| 1980s | 238 | #2,484 |
| 1990s | 744 | #1,537 |
| 2000s | 1,546 | #1,033 |
| 2010s | 1,347 | #1,307 |
| 2020s | 756 | #1,494 |
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Questions
- Is Sahara a boy or girl name?
- Sahara is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sahara were girls.
- How popular is the name Sahara?
- 98 baby girls were named Sahara in the US in 2025, making it the 1962nd most popular girl name.
- When was Sahara most popular?
- Sahara peaked in 2006, when 248 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,033 in 2006.
- How many people are named Sahara?
- 4,734 babies have been named Sahara in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,687 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Sahara most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sahara was most common in Georgia, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.