How Many People Are Named Sahib?
An estimated 801 people in the United States have the first name Sahib. It is predominantly male (93.4%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Sahib peaked in popularity in 2017 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahib 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 Sahib paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
801
About 1 in 427,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.4% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2017
47 births
Total Registered
809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahib
Sahib is predominantly male (93.4%), though 53 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sahib as a male name
Ranked #3,437 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (42 births)
Sahib as a female name
Ranked #17,180 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (9 births)
Sahib: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahib span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 376 babies were registered. While Sahib is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sahib by Decade
How has Sahib 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.
Sahib by State
Sahib + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahib as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahib
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sahib: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahib?
We estimate approximately 801 people named Sahib 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 427,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahib a common name?
Sahib is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahib most popular?
Sahib reached peak popularity in 2017, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahib is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahib a male name?
Sahib is predominantly male. 93.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahib Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahib Smith, Sahib Johnson, Sahib 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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