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Sabah

/ˈsɑbə/ · 100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Sabah has been given to about 529 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑbə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 521
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sabah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 22
  • Born in 20257
  • All time529
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Sabah?

Its best year was 1996, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4705th. The typical living American called Sabah is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Sabah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.85
  2. Hannah0.68
  3. Sariah0.70
  4. Avah0.70
  5. Farah0.70
  6. Ayah0.70
  7. Tarah0.70
  8. Adah0.70

Middle names for Sabah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sabah Eve0.80
  2. Sabah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sabah Josephine0.78
  4. Sabah Anne0.78
  5. Sabah Rose0.77
  6. Sabah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Sabah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.78
  2. Emeraldsister · 0.78
  3. Daliasister · 0.78
  4. Nathanaelbrother · 0.77
  5. Tianasister · 0.77
  6. Mohammadbrother · 0.77

Where Sabah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sabah Anderson0.74
    2. Sabah White0.72
    3. Sabah Reyes0.72
    4. Sabah Nguyen0.72
    5. Sabah Moore0.72
    6. Sabah Lee0.72

    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 Sabah

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

    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.