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Saba

/ˈsɑbə/ · 94% girls · 33 born in 2025

Saba has been given to about 1,681 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑbə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,656
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saba per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 57
  • Born in 202533
  • All time1,681
  • England & Wales, 202518

How popular is Saba?

Its best year was 1997, when 57 babies were given the name, ranking 2615th. The typical living American called Saba is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Saba

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sabra0.79
  2. Sara0.75
  3. Sana0.75
  4. Zara0.70
  5. Sanaa0.67
  6. Sasha0.64
  7. Shana0.64
  8. Salma0.64

Middle names for Saba

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saba Josephine0.84
  2. Saba Rose0.83
  3. Saba Louise0.83
  4. Saba June0.82
  5. Saba Pearl0.82
  6. Saba Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Saba

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.86
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.85
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.85
  4. Nathanaelbrother · 0.85
  5. Ilianasister · 0.84
  6. Daliasister · 0.84

Where Saba is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Saba White0.78
  2. Saba Reyes0.78
  3. Saba Nguyen0.78
  4. Saba Moore0.78
  5. Saba Lee0.78
  6. Saba Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Saba

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Saba across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.