Saba
Saba was the 4967th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 2410th; the most babies were born in 2001 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 132 places. More babies were named Saba in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,967 girls, up 495 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,681babies recorded
Saba popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,967 | #11,746 | 27 | 6 |
| 2020 | #5,462 | — | 23 | — |
| 2010 | #4,289 | — | 35 | — |
| 2000 | #3,864 | — | 33 | — |
| 1990 | #3,420 | #7,931 | 32 | 6 |
| 1980 | #3,697 | — | 22 | — |
| 1970 | #6,243 | — | 8 | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Saba, counting every spelling?
Saba is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saba | 27 | #4,967 | 134 |
| Sabah | 7 | #12,938 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saba?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saba (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saba born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saba.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saba?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Saba are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 36. That makes Saba mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saba by state
How common Saba was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Saba
How popular is the name Saba?
Saba was the 4967th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 2410th; the most babies were born in 2001 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 132 places. More babies were named Saba in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Saba a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Saba in the US.
Where is Saba most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saba was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls).