girl's name

Sarah-Jane

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 1,802

Northern Ireland

#372

2014 births

Sarah-Jane is a girl's name. In 2012 it was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #830. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 1980, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Scotland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1974.

Sarah-Jane over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

212
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Sarah-Jane by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1970s 84
1980s 212
1990s 138
2000s 40
2010s (to 2012) 3

How popular is Sarah-Jane?

In 2012, Sarah-Jane was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #830 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sarah-Jane is used

Northern Ireland #372 4 in 2014
Scotland #830 3 in 2012
Ireland #907 3 in 2018
France #2,908 5 in 2004
Canada #2,916 6 in 2022
England & Wales #4,859 4 in 2022
United States as Sarahjane #16,680 5 in 2023

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.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Sarah-Jane is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Sarahjane Sarahjane is Sarah-Jane written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #16,680. 450
Sarah Jane Sarah Jane is Sarah-Jane written as two words, recorded mostly in Ireland. 30

Names that peaked alongside Sarah-Jane

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

Parents who like Sarah-Jane also like

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

Sibling names for Sarah-Jane

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

Common questions about Sarah-Jane

How popular is the name Sarah-Jane?

In 2012, Sarah-Jane was given to 3 babies in Scotland, ranking #830 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sarah-Jane a girl's or a boy's name?

Sarah-Jane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Sarah-Jane most popular?

Sarah-Jane peaked in 1980, when 29 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.