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Sable

/ˈseɪbəl/ · 99% girls · 70 born in 2025

Sable has been given to about 1,718 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈseɪbəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,672
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sable per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 181
  • Born in 202570
  • All time1,718
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Sable?

Its best year was 1986, when 181 babies were given the name, ranking 902nd. The typical living American called Sable is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sable

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mable0.85
  2. Syble0.78
  3. Gayle0.70
  4. Isabelle0.69
  5. Gale0.70
  6. Halle0.70
  7. Kayle0.70
  8. Zaylee0.68

Middle names for Sable

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sable Catherine0.84
  2. Sable Josephine0.84
  3. Sable Rose0.83
  4. Sable Marie0.83
  5. Sable Grace0.83
  6. Sable Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sable

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mallorysister · 0.76
  2. Whitleysister · 0.75
  3. Dereckbrother · 0.73
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.72
  5. Fallonsister · 0.71
  6. Westleybrother · 0.70

Where Sable is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sable White0.78
  2. Sable Nguyen0.78
  3. Sable Moore0.78
  4. Sable Hill0.78
  5. Sable Hall0.78
  6. Sable Brown0.78

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 Sable

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

Sable 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.