Saban
Saban is an English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Spanish and Jewish given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Saban
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saban is an English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Spanish and Jewish given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Saban
Saban first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 12 Sabans were born — ranking #6,683 that year. As of 2026, Saban ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 145 Sabans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Saban
Saban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Saban's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,683. Use the chart and map above to compare Saban'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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