Is Sahib a boy or girl name?

Sahib is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 859 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.1% were girls and 92.9% were boys.

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Sahib

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Sahib was most popular in 2025, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,600 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,600, with 50 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 859 people named Sahib.

Sahib over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sahib’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sahib a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sahib is mostly a boy’s name — 7.1% of the 859 Americans given it were girls and 92.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% 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 Sahib

Where Sahib is most concentrated

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

California 8.6×

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