Sarai is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sarai means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sarai across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sarai has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sarai is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “princess, my princess”. The original biblical name of Sarah before it was changed.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,925 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 317 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sarai per year, United States (1953 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (818/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (27/yr).
Sarai has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #778 nationally (given to 837 babies that year).
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