Name profile

Sarai

A name meaning "my princess".

PronunciationEnglish /ˈsɛɹ.aɪ/; English /sə.ˈɹaɪ/
Usage languagesBiblical, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Spanish
US rank (2025)#424

Meaning and history

Sarai is a Hebrew name meaning “my princess,” often explained as a possessive form of שָׂרָה (sara), meaning “lady, princess, noblewoman.” In the Old Testament, it was the name of Sarah before God changed it (Genesis 17:15).

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 720 births, rank #443
2007: 818 births, rank #398
2008: 798 births, rank #404
2009: 786 births, rank #401
2010: 741 births, rank #424
20112011: 701 births, rank #443
2012: 757 births, rank #415
2013: 725 births, rank #419
2014: 714 births, rank #448
2015: 722 births, rank #438
20162016: 645 births, rank #484
2017: 720 births, rank #440
2018: 756 births, rank #409
2019: 728 births, rank #437
2020: 650 births, rank #472
20212021: 685 births, rank #458
2022: 737 births, rank #429
2023: 749 births, rank #408
2024: 702 births, rank #444
20252025: 733 births, rank #424

Sarai rose from #444 to #425 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 818 births.