Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sarrah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sarrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,636
- 0 boys · 1,636 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,859 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,859 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,219 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sarrah’s family of names
Sarrah may belong to the same name family as Sarah. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sarrah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sakinah
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Salina
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>99% girls
Sara
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>99% girls
Starla
“a celestial body” · “a celestial body; as bright as a star”
>99% girls
Farrah
“fair-haired woman” · “one who bears the burden”
>99% girls
Aja
1% boys · 99% girls
Tahira
“one who is chaste; pure”
>99% girls
Sommer
“born during the summer” · “refers to the season; born in summer”
>99% girls