Fun Facts About the Name Serah
- 814 babies named Serah: U.S. records list 814 babies given the name Serah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Serah Mean?
Serah is a biblical Hebrew name, written שֶׂרַח (Serach), borne in the Hebrew Bible by a daughter of Asher. Its etymology is uncertain. No root securely explains the name, and reference works that gloss it as "princess" generally do so by treating it as a form of Sarah (שָׂרָה), a different name, spelled with a final he, that belongs to a different woman - the wife of Abraham. That equivalence is not demonstrated, and the final ḥet of Serah does not fit the root behind Sarah, so the meaning is best described as uncertain rather than translated.
Serah Name History & Origins
Serah enters the record in the genealogies of Asher. Genesis 46:17 names her among the descendants of Jacob who went down to Egypt, describing her as the sister of Asher's sons; Numbers 26:46 lists her again in the census of the tribe, and 1 Chronicles 7:30 repeats her in the Chronicler's genealogy. She is one of only two women named in the Genesis 46 list, alongside Dinah, and the biblical text attaches no story to her.
Later Jewish tradition supplied one. The biblical account says only that "they told him" that Joseph was alive (Genesis 45:26); midrashic collections name Serah bat Asher as the one who brought that news to Jacob, in some versions singing or speaking it gently so the old man would not be overwhelmed. Other traditions give her a life spanning the generations: she is said to have been in Egypt, to have lived on to the time of Moses, to have shown him where Joseph's coffin lay in the Nile, and to have entered the land of Israel with the Exodus generation. These accounts are legend rather than documented history.
English Bibles render the name as Serah; Jewish usage often writes it Serach. It survives as a given name, and in modern English it is sometimes chosen as a spelling of Sarah, although the two names belong to separate biblical figures.
How Popular is the Name Serah?
Serah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #3,731 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,089 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #7,510 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #8,410 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,964 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,644 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,467 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,327 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #3,731 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #4,293 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #4,420 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #5,107 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,147 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #5,125 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,088 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #5,696 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,753 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #6,273 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #6,533 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #6,767 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #10,488 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #10,006 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,713 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #6,260 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #8,207 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,650 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,461 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #8,133 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,096 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #6,114 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,726 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #7,976 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,659 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #7,945 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #6,969 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #8,474 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #14,787 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,611 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,572 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #6,249 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #12,411 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,433 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,614 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #5,826 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #6,222 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,928 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #9,938 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #8,350 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,238 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #7,444 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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