Dahab
Dahab is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Meaning & Origin of Dahab
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Dahab is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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The Story of Dahab
Dahab first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2022, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 12 Dahabs were born — ranking #8,407 that year. As of 2026, Dahab ranks #8,407 for baby girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Dahabs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dahab
Dahab is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Dahab's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,407. Use the chart and map above to compare Dahab's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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