Sabela
Sabela is a covert communication dialect of several major South African languages formed by the Numbers gang.
- Galician
Meaning & Origin of Sabela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sabela is a covert communication dialect of several major South African languages formed by the Numbers gang.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Galician
The Story of Sabela
Sabela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 9 Sabelas were born — ranking #10,685 that year. As of 2026, Sabela ranks #11,156 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Sabelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Sabela
Sabela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Sabela's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #10,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Sabela'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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