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Sarah

Popularity trend for the name Sarah in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Peak year
1986
Peak count
794
Recent
31/yr
Median age
43 yrs
Trend
-5%

Sarah at a glance

Sarah reached its highest rank of #1 for girls in 1989. In 2025, 25 babies were registered as Sarah, ranking #160 for girls. Its popularity has stayed fairly steady over the last few years. Sarah is used mainly for girls.

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.