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