The first name Saba
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 18 girls were named Saba, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 60 births (#533).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Saba with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Saba at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 27 girls born in the United States were named Saba, the 4,967th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 51 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Saba
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- SabaDanish singer, born 1997
- Saba LobzhanidzeGeorgian association football player, born 1994
- Saba MahmoodAmerican anthropologist, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1961–2018
- Saba GoglichidzeGeorgian association football player (born 2004)
- Saba KidaneEritrean journalist, poet and political ativist, born 1978
- Saba KhvadagianiGeorgian footballer, born 2003
Questions
- How popular is the name Saba?
- In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Saba, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2004, with 60 births.
- Is Saba a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,681 US babies named Saba since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
- When was Saba most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 51 babies were named Saba, its highest rank at 2,871st.
- Is Saba also a surname?
- Yes. Saba is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.