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The baby name Sari is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English/Finnish: /ˈsɑːri/ (SAH-ree),Arabic (Saari): /saːriː/ (SAA-ree, long a),Japanese: /saɾi/ (sa-ri, with tapped r).

Sari is Arabic, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay
Pronunciation: English/Finnish: /ˈsɑːri/ (SAH-ree),Arabic (Saari): /saːriː/ (SAA-ree, long a),Japanese: /saɾi/ (sa-ri, with tapped r)

What is the meaning of the name Sari ?

The baby name Sari is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English/Finnish: /ˈsɑːri/ (SAH-ree),Arabic (Saari): /saːriː/ (SAA-ree, long a),Japanese: /saɾi/ (sa-ri, with tapped r).

Sari is Arabic, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Malay in Origin.

Sari is a multicultural feminine name with several roots. In Indonesian and Malay, it is a standalone given name meaning "essence," "the best part," or "core," ultimately tied to Sanskrit sāra. In the Hebrew–Jewish tradition it functions as a pet form or modern spelling related to Sarah/Sarai, carrying the sense "princess" or "my princess." In Finland and Hungary, Sari (Finnish) and Sári (Hungarian) are diminutives of Saara/Sára, likewise tracing to Sarah. Japanese usage treats Sari as an independent name written with various kanji (e.g., 紗, 沙, 咲, 里), so meanings range from "gauze/sand" to "bloom" and "village."

Use is widespread across cultures: it ranked among the most popular girls' names in Finland in the 1960s–70s, remains common in Indonesia and Malaysia, and appears in Jewish communities worldwide. Related forms and variants include Sara, Sarah, Sarai, Saara, Sára, Sári, Sarit, Suri, and Sarie.

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Sari – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Finland Girls 0 #3 6,823 1,368
Finland Girls 2026 #6 27,320 3,895
Finland 0 #15 1,272 830
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
ID 0 #30 10 2,238
ID Girls 0 #33 68 3,319
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
AZ 0 #41 3 706
GE 0 #44 1 997
PR 0 #53 3 1,497
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
BN Girls 0 #84 23 5,459
TW 0 #96 8 4,523
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
TW Girls 0 #123 174 8,139
JO 0 #124 14 2,158
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
PA 0 #135 4 3,797
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
PR Girls 0 #162 6 3,171
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
AE 0 #165 13 10,220
PS 0 #176 43 5,692
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Boys 2022 #180 3 1,509
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
IL 0 #200 76 6,291
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
JP Girls 0 #213 33 6,592
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
EC Girls 0 #226 14 3,650
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
JO Boys 0 #232 161 7,057
TW Boys 0 #232 10 7,111
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
MO Girls 0 #236 16 7,056
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
SA 0 #247 49 10,560
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
SG 0 #260 10 11,010
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
QA Girls 0 #276 41 15,378
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
Canada Girls 2020 #279 5 2,919
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
IL Girls 0 #291 425 11,648
PS Boys 0 #292 312 10,655
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
AL Boys 0 #298 6 5,122
PE 0 #300 11 6,350
GT 0 #301 14 5,948
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
OM Girls 0 #301 96 15,987
Canada Boys 2023 #305 5 2,601
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
DK Girls 0 #305 12 7,429
JO Girls 0 #313 13 7,570
MY 0 #313 18 12,352
SD Girls 0 #317 29 7,678
IL Boys 0 #322 348 10,983
DK Boys 0 #325 8 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
PS Girls 0 #345 190 10,981
YE 0 #349 33 8,639
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
SD Boys 0 #367 79 10,523
NL 0 #379 13 2,481
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
SG Girls 0 #382 212 18,916
MX 0 #392 22 8,339
France Boys 2008 #400 3 2,747
BD Girls 0 #403 4 8,413
AE Girls 0 #404 150 20,968
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #405 16 1,885
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
Germany 0 #410 28 2,542
Spain 0 #416 37 2,326
IQ Girls 0 #421 84 11,303
PH Girls 0 #423 7 13,098
LB 0 #425 253 13,263
Austria Boys 0 #429 14 2,180
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MY Girls 0 #439 702 24,821
LY 0 #452 84 12,703
SY 0 #452 313 11,684
GT Girls 0 #453 53 7,500
PA Girls 0 #458 24 9,861
PT Girls 0 #465 7 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
RU Girls 0 #484 15 11,913
KW Girls 0 #485 31 19,177
IR Girls 0 #491 40 8,334
RU Boys 0 #493 13 12,621
CR Girls 0 #497 36 11,342
IQ Boys 0 #497 171 13,071
UY Girls 0 #498 13 6,731
CO 0 #503 8 7,768
BH 0 #504 50 17,937
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
SA Girls 0 #507 465 25,931
HK Girls 0 #509 107 16,104
Spain Girls 0 #529 547 5,561
IR Boys 0 #534 19 10,162
AR Girls 0 #552 48 8,289
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BO Girls 0 #589 23 9,488
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
IN Girls 0 #614 18 13,121
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
QA Boys 0 #674 34 18,093
SG Boys 0 #677 21 17,960
Germany Girls 0 #690 150 4,949
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
PE Girls 0 #709 239 14,861
KW Boys 0 #732 38 18,755
DZ 0 #755 449 20,130
MX Girls 0 #764 494 17,781
CL Girls 0 #767 85 14,098
TN 0 #779 51 13,765
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TR 0 #792 506 19,440
NL Girls 0 #793 163 5,933
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
EG Boys 0 #827 60 15,035
OM Boys 0 #842 40 17,948
SA Boys 0 #867 930 28,008
PE Boys 0 #869 10 14,506
United States Boys 2017 #880 6 7,410
MA 0 #886 244 20,986
Germany Boys 0 #889 64 5,697
MY Boys 0 #894 219 25,439
United States Girls 2024 #900 17 8,487
CO Boys 0 #910 11 15,656
NL Boys 0 #913 39 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #917 14 5,610
CO Girls 0 #920 159 16,140
EG Girls 0 #927 33 14,742
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
AE Boys 0 #976 117 22,615
IN Boys 0 #986 16 16,750
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
ZA Girls 0 #1,116 26 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,269 4 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,303 144 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,419 53 10,046

Sari is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Flanders, Belgium
Canada
France
Sweden

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People also ask about Sari

Sari is predominantly a girl's name.
Sari is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English/Finnish: /ˈsɑːri/ (SAH-ree),Arabic (Saari): /saːriː/ (SAA-ree, long a),Japanese: /saɾi/ (sa-ri, with tapped r).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sári (Hungarian diminutive), Saari, Sarit, Sarai, Sara and Sarah.
Across languages, Sari has these equivalents: Sarah (Hebrew/English), Sara (European), Sarai (Biblical/Hebrew), Saari (Arabic masculine form).
Yes, very popular — Sari ranked #6 in Finland in 2026, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Sari ranks highest in Finland (#6 in 2026).
Sari's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #913 in 2014 to #900 in 2024 in United States.