Sara Sugarman
There are approximately 2 people named Sara Sugarman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sugarman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
2
1 in 171,377,169
Named Sara
339K
Alive today
Named Sugarman
1.6K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 339K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1982
Average age: 40
Estimated bearers: 1.6K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #19,296
Per 100K: 0.48
Top ancestry: White (95.2%)
First name trend
Sara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sara. The peak year was 1982 with 11,392 births. The average person named Sara today is 40 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sugarman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sugarman, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.2%.
- White95.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1%
- Two or more races0.8%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0989% of the US population, based on 338,876 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Sugarman appears at a rate of 0.48 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0005%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2 people with the full name Sara Sugarman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Sara Sugarman: questions and answers
How many people are named Sara Sugarman?
We estimate approximately 2 people in the United States share the full name Sara Sugarman. That works out to about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0989%) with the surname frequency (0.48 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sara Sugarman?
We classify Sara Sugarman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 171,377,169 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sara a male or female name?
Sara is predominantly female. Out of 435,846 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Sara profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.