How Many People Are Named Saba?
An estimated 1,600 people in the United States have the first name Saba. It is predominantly female (94.7%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Saba peaked in popularity in 1997 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saba paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,600
About 1 in 214,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
57 births
Total Registered
1,648
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saba
Saba is predominantly female (94.7%), though 88 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Saba as a male name
Ranked #12,048 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Saba as a female name
Ranked #4,741 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (51 births)
Saba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saba span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 437 babies were registered. While Saba is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saba by Decade
How has Saba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saba by State
Birth registrations for Saba span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 55 Sabas were registered per state.
Saba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saba
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saba?
We estimate approximately 1,600 people named Saba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 214,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Saba a common name?
Saba is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,648 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saba most popular?
Saba reached peak popularity in 1997, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saba is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saba a female name?
Saba is predominantly female. 94.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saba Smith, Saba Johnson, Saba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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