Is Sabre a boy or girl name?

Sabre is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 593 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.7% were girls and 12.3% were boys.

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Sabre

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Sabre was most popular in 1994, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,427 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 593 people named Sabre.

Sabre over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sabre’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sabre a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sabre is mostly a girl’s name — 87.7% of the 593 Americans given it were girls and 12.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% 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.

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