Given name & surname
Sari
“princess”
Sari is a variant of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sari is a variant of Sarah. Sarah means “princess” in Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sari is a variant of Sarah. Sarah comes from Hebrew biblical tradition and is the name given to Abraham’s wife in Genesis.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Sari is an affectionate form of Sára. Sari is a variant of Sarah. The shared background comes through Sarah: In the biblical account, Sarai is renamed Sarah as part of a blessing. Later Irish and Scottish uses sometimes adopted Sarah in place of local Gaelic names, a separate practice from its Hebrew origin.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sari is a variant of Sarah. The history of Sarah gives this family its wider story. Sarah is remembered in Genesis as Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother. Sarah’s later local adaptations included use for Sorcha in Ireland and Mor in Scotland, showing how an established biblical name could serve different naming traditions.
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Sari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,412
- 40 boys · 3,372 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,784 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,784 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 66 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,687 as a first name in 2020; 1,052 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sari’s family of names
Sari is an affectionate form of Sarah. In Finnish usage, Sari has a related form in Saara. Sari has a related form in Sarah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sari has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sari
- Sari EssayahFinnish racewalker and politicianborn 1967
- Sari van VeenendaalDutch association football playerborn 1990
- MassariLebanese-Canadian singerborn 1980
- Sari Nusseibehphilosopher, politician (1949-)
- Sari MarjamäkiFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1971
- Sari MultalaFinnish yacht racer and politicianborn 1978
- Sarı SaltıkTurkish saint1198–1297
- Sari Krooksice hockey playerborn 1968
- Sari SarkomaaFinnish politicianborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Saarrah
“princess”
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sārā
“lady, princess”
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