Saba
Saba is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, Persian, Urdu.
- Georgian
- Persian
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Saba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saba is a name with multiple cultural origins: Georgian, Persian, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
- Persian
- Urdu
The Story of Saba
As a girl name
American parents first put Saba on the record books as a girl name in 1970, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 51 Sabas were born — ranking #2,843 that year. About 25% of every Saba on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saba ranks #4,619 for girls with 30 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Saba as a boy name dates back to 1987, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Saba — #6,618 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Saba on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Saba last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 88 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Saba
Saba is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Saba's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,384. Use the chart and map above to compare Saba'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.