Sabir
Sabir is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani.
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Sabir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sabir is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Sabir
The earliest SSA record of Sabir as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 47 newborns named Sabir — #2,637 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Sabir on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sabir ranks #3,593 for baby boys with 32 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 840 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sabir
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sabir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sabir
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sabir
Sabir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 840 births in the dataset. Sabir's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,637. Use the chart and map above to compare Sabir'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.