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Like I said in the comment section: I think Sarah has a beautiful simplicity to it you don’t see in names too much nowadays. It’s like Alicia to me - like cool lemonade on a summer day. I think Sarah is kinda pretty, just boring. I do prefer the spelling Sara, too.

I’m a Sarah and growing up, I went through a time of wishing my parents had given me a more unusual name! I went to school with so many other Sarahs, but it’s a good, classic name, easy to say and spell and I enjoy the biblical connection.

I think it's like the Emily of the 80s. It's just so common it's almost impossible to see it as a name anymore, more like a noise that herds of people respond to.

This message was edited 8/14/2022, 6:28 PM

I'm not sure where you're posting from, but it's still in the Top 100 in the United States, and was absurdly popular in the 80s and 90s.

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I view Sarah as sort of the ultimate compromise name. There is inherently nothing objectionable about it (unless you're vehemently opposed to Biblical names) - it is easy to spell, sounds pretty, and can be pronounced by just about every culture (same with Anna). Sarah has all these positives, but I never hear about how Sarah was a parent's favorite name - more like it was the top name that both parents agreed in liking. Nobody loves it, but everyone likes it.

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Personally, I find the no-H spelling Sara to be more visually appealing, but in general Sara / Sarah is just too dang common for me ever to consider.

Beautiful, classic name, and much less popular than it was a few decades ago. I would rather hear of a baby Sarah than another Isla or Ava.

I kind of hate it because I grew up in the 90s with innumerable girls named Sarah. It's far better in the middle slot.

I like Sarah, as Sara is relatively uncommon here. I also like the Sarai form.

Beautiful but needs a long rest, especially in the Anglosphere.

Plain, but pretty. I think Sara looks better, whereas Sera is more unique (and more likely to mispell).

Quite overused but pretty and princessy as it means. I would love to pair it as Sarah Catherine.

Love Sarah. Beautiful, classy, timeless. It's one of the names I'd call bullet proof.

All the Sarahs I know are at least 40, this name should definitely brought back! Personally I prefer the Sara spelling, and I LOVE Seraphina as a more unique option!

I find it drab and dull; Sally is lively and cheerful and a much nicer choice.