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Sahara

Girl's name · #1978 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Sahara's best rank, #1035, came in 2006; it has settled back to #1978 today. Roughly 4,700 girls have been named Sahara since 1964.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,123 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,668 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #20,850 in Italy (2023) · #3,463 in Austria (2022) · #7,064 in France (2021) · #436 in New Zealand (2017) · #783 in Scotland (2009) · #562 in Puerto Rico (2006).

Famous Saharas

• Sahara Sunday Spain — American poet (born 1991)
• Sahara Khatun — Bangladeshi politician (1943–2020)
• Sahara Chowdhury Rebil — LGBTQ-rights activist from Bangladesh (born 2002)
• Sahara Beck — Australian singer and songwriter (born 1996)
• Sahara Lotti — Iranian American screenwriter and actress (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

• Sahara Wakasa — Chained Soldier (manga)

What Saharas become

Among 30 notable people named Sahara:

Entertainers appear 3.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sahara, Bangladeshi film actress (born 1993).

Similar names: Zahara · Iman · Sariah · Jahzara · Aleyah · Samiyah

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