Sabir: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,979

among boys · ↑900 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Sabir · +45% vs 2024

How common

1 in 40,668

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2017

47 babies

All-time total

818

#5,829 all-time among boys

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Sabir popularity over time

818 babies have been named Sabir since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#6,890
1980s	35	4	+600%	#4,862
1990s	83	8	+137%	#4,743
2000s	157	16	+89%	#3,835
2010s	324	32	+106%	#2,663
2020s (to 2025)	214	36	+10%	#2,979

Where Sabir is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	43	0.03	outside top 500
2027	43	0.03	outside top 500
2028	44	0.03	outside top 500
2029	44	0.03	outside top 500
2030	45	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Sabir

Sabir is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,979 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 818 American babies have been named Sabir. Its peak came in 2017, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sabir stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sabir?

The median living Sabir is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 800 people named Sabir are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sabir year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	42	#2,979
2024	29	#3,879
2023	39	#3,168
2022	35	#3,398
2021	37	#3,234
2020	32	#3,478
2019	35	#3,330
2018	34	#3,361
2017	47	#2,663
2016	31	#3,589
2015	36	#3,215
2014	34	#3,288
2013	25	#4,038
2012	26	#3,983
2011	28	#3,773
2010	28	#3,790
2009	18	#5,272
2008	25	#4,120
2007	24	#4,225
2006	11	#7,331
2005	12	#6,550
2004	24	#3,835
2003	11	#6,639
2002	9	#7,522
2001	12	#5,950
2000	11	#6,230
1995	9	#6,319
1990	5	#9,256
1985	–	–
1980	8	#4,862
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sabir, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sabir?

The median living Sabir is about 11 years old. Half of all living Sabirs are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Sabir are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Sabir are alive in the United States, based on 818 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sabir mean?

Borrowed from Sabir sabir (“know”), in Molière's Le bourgeois gentilhomme, probably from Spanish saber, ultimately from Latin sapere.

How popular is the name Sabir in 2025?

Sabir ranked #2,979 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sabir?

818 babies have been named Sabir in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sabir most popular?

Sabir peaked in 2017, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Sabir a boy or girl name?

Sabir is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sabir rising or falling?

Sabir is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sabir become more popular?

Sabir is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 boys named Sabir in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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