Sarah
Sarah is a female given name: 99% of people named Sarah are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 3,320 male / 1,073,895 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sarah
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sarah," in English, "Guten Tag Sarah," in German. Sarah is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sarah are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sarah,
German
Guten Tag Sarah,
French
Bonjour Sarah,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sarah:
Chinese
Sarah您好：
Japanese
Sarah様
English
Hi Sarah,
German
Hi Sarah,
French
Salut Sarah,
Spanish
Hola Sarah,
Chinese
Sarah你好：
Japanese
Sarahさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 15 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
3,320 male · 1,073,895 female · 1,077,215 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sarah a male or female name?
Sarah is a female given name: 99% of people named Sarah are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
How do I address Sarah in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sarah," in English, "Guten Tag Sarah," in German. Sarah is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sarah are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Sarah a unisex name?
Sarah is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sarah are men. Sarah leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sarah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sarah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sarah,
title = {Is Sarah a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sarah},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}