| Sarah | Hannah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Princess | grace, favour |
| Origin | Hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SAIR-uh | HAN-uh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1982 (28,483) | 2000 (23,087) |
| In 2025 | 2,710 | 3,973 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sarah | Hannah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16,944 | 26,230 |
| 2010s | 46,657 | 64,506 |
| 2000s | 124,545 | 155,784 |
| 1990s | 224,423 | 158,818 |
| 1980s | 272,637 | 32,702 |
| 1970s | 118,823 | 4,544 |
| 1960s | 43,913 | 1,369 |
| 1950s | 39,966 | 1,447 |
| 1940s | 39,977 | 1,777 |
| 1930s | 36,513 | 2,126 |
| 1920s | 46,769 | 3,811 |
| 1910s | 38,120 | 4,465 |
| 1900s | 17,342 | 2,605 |
| 1890s | 17,154 | 3,021 |
| 1880s | 14,715 | 2,480 |
Sarah is Hebrew for “princess” or “noblewoman.” In the Bible she is the wife of Abraham and a matriarch of Israel, renamed by God from Sarai.
From Hebrew 'Channah' (חַנָּה) meaning grace or favour, from the root chen. The biblical mother of Samuel; the source name behind Anna, Anne, Ann and their many diminutives.
Hannah is more popular than Sarah today: about 3,973 US babies were given the name Hannah in 2025, compared with 2,710 named Sarah.
Sarah means Princess (Hebrew origin), while Hannah means grace, favour (hebrew origin).
In US records, Sarah first appears in 1880 and Hannah in 1880, so Sarah has the longer recorded history.