Saban
Saban is an English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Spanish and Jewish given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Macedonian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Macedonian
The Story of Saban
The earliest SSA record of Saban as a baby boy name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Saban — #6,683 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Saban on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Saban last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 145 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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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 .
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.