girl's name

Sahra

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,059

Sahra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1997, when 160 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.

Sahra over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'00 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Sahra by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 5
1950s 5
1960s 35
1970s 130
1980s 370
1990s 825
2000s 730
2010s 320
2020s (to 2025) 90

How popular is Sahra?

In 2025, Sahra was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Sahra is used

Canada #2,877 7 in 2024
France #3,054 10 in 2025
England & Wales #7,050 3 in 2025
United States #7,306 15 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sahra

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sahra also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sahra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sahra

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sahra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sahra

How popular is the name Sahra?

In 2025, Sahra was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Sahra a girl's or a boy's name?

Sahra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Sahra most popular?

Sahra peaked in 1997, when 160 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Sahra a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sahra currently ranks #2,877 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.