Given name & surname

Sahari

“of the desert”

Sahari is a variant of Sahara. One Arabic interpretation is “of the desert.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sahari is a variant of Sahara. One Arabic interpretation is “of the desert.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Sahari is a variant of Sahara. An origin associated with Sahara is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Sahari through the years

Babies since 1880
264
0 boys · 264 girls
Most popular year
2025
70 babies
2025
70
#2,534 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+348%
Rising fast
02040602025Highest share 202544
Sahari in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNorth Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: North Carolina (7), Georgia (6), Pennsylvania (6), Florida (8), Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 70 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,534 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Sahari’s family of names

Sahari has a related form in Sahara.

Walk Sahari’s family in the name graph

SahariSahara

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Sahari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Ahzari

14Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Mayari

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Azhuri

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Simani

15Very rare

>99% girls

Cornish · Modern

Ellory

“resembling a swan”

37RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Navany

39RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kimori

18Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Sahari’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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