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Saba

Girl

Meaning of Saba: Arabic: 'morning breeze'

Saba is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4142nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4142

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,681

First recorded 1970 · peak 1997

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 42 babies1987: 38 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 34 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 52 babies1992: 42 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 55 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 42 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 41 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 41 babies2005: 50 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 35 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Saba per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 57.

Gender split

6% boys · 94% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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