Is Sable a boy or girl name?

Sable is a girl’s name. Of the 1,718 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Sable

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Sable was most popular in 1986, when 181 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,523 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,466, with 70 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,718 people named Sable.

Sable over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sable’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sable a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sable is a girl’s name — 99.1% of the 1,718 Americans given it were girls and 0.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% 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 Sable

Where Sable 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