Sabbath
The Story of Sabbath
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sabbath as a girl name dates back to 2020, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Sabbath — #13,441 in the national rankings. Sabbath last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sabbath first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 10 births, good for #7,642 nationwide. About 75% of every Sabbath on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Sabbath last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sabbath
Sabbath is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Sabbath's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Sabbath'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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