שָׂרָה
Sarah means “princess, noblewoman”
Sarah is a girl's name of Biblical origin.
The first matriarch; her name was changed from Sarai.
- In Hebrew
- שָׂרָה
- On an ID card
- שרה
- In English letters
- Sarah
- Other English spellings
- Sara
- Meaning
- Princess, noblewoman
- Origin
- Biblical
- Given to
- Girls
- Themes
- From the Bible
- Gematria value
- 505
60,722 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Sarah.
- 60,712 of them are women and girls, and 10 are men and boys.
- 1,314 of them were born in 1950, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 5,711, against 5,079 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Sarah is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling שרה today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 60,712 | 1,151 | 3 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 10 | 0 | – |
| Muslim girls | 4,155 | 97 | 38 of 505 |
| Christian Arab girls | 70 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze girls | 519 | 6 | 32 of 47 |
In 2024, Sarah ranked 3 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Sarah in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Sarah.
What does the name Sarah mean?
Sarah means “princess, noblewoman”. Sarah is a girl's name of Biblical origin. The first matriarch; her name was changed from Sarai.
Is Sarah a boy's name or a girl's name?
Sarah is mainly a girl's name. Of the 60,722 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 60,712 are women and girls and 10 are men and boys.
How do you write Sarah in Hebrew?
Sarah is written שרה in Hebrew. With vowel points it is written שָׂרָה.
How many people in Israel are named Sarah?
60,722 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Sarah today. The most were born in 1950. In 2024, Sarah ranked 3 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.