Is Saba a boy or girl name?

Saba is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,681 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.4% were girls and 5.6% were boys.

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Saba

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Saba was most popular in 1997, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,930 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,681 people named Saba.

Saba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saba’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saba is mostly a girl’s name — 94.4% of the 1,681 Americans given it were girls and 5.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saba

Where Saba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org