Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Sahib

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #2,980 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,980
among boys · ↑465 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Sahib · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
50 babies
All-time total
859
#5,915 all-time among boys
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Sahib popularity over time

859 babies have been named Sahib since 1985, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #7,386
1990s – 60 60 6 +1100% #5,766
2000s 5 175 180 18 +200% #3,621
2010s 24 352 376 38 +109% #2,836
2020s (to 2025) 32 206 238 40 +5% #2,980

Where Sahib 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 42 0.02 outside top 500
2027 43 0.02 outside top 500
2028 43 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Sahib

Sahib is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,980 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 859 American babies have been named Sahib, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 50 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Sahib stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sahib?

The median living Sahib is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 900 people named Sahib are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Sahib year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,744 42 #2,980
2024 5 #17,240 34 #3,445
2023 8 #12,012 25 #4,317
2022 5 #17,328 38 #3,205
2021 – – 32 #3,564
2020 6 #14,809 35 #3,258
2019 9 #11,229 31 #3,620
2018 – – 39 #3,043
2017 5 #17,989 42 #2,882
2016 5 #18,379 32 #3,507
2015 5 #18,638 41 #2,910
2014 – – 38 #3,027
2013 – – 41 #2,836
2012 – – 32 #3,436
2011 – – 29 #3,682
2010 – – 27 #3,882
2009 – – 30 #3,621
2008 – – 21 #4,677
2007 – – 24 #4,227
2006 – – 12 #6,831
2005 – – 12 #6,551
2004 5 #18,260 12 #6,447
2003 – – 18 #4,583
2002 – – 20 #4,158
2001 – – 15 #5,088
2000 – – 11 #6,231
1995 – – 9 #6,320
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 5 #7,386
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Famous people named Sahib

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sahib I Giray Sahib I Giray Khan of Crimea and Kazan 1501–1551 · 16th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sahib?

The median living Sahib is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sahibs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Sahib are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Sahib are alive in the United States, based on 859 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sahib in 2025?

Sahib ranked #2,980 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 Sahib?

859 babies have been named Sahib in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sahib most popular?

Sahib peaked in 2025, when 50 newborns received the name.

Is Sahib a boy or girl name?

Sahib is used for both: about 7% of babies named Sahib have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Sahib rising or falling?

Sahib has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sahib become more popular?

Sahib looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 boys named Sahib in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sahib?

Well-known people named Sahib include Sahib I Giray (politician).

Names like Sahib

Names that sound and feel close to Sahib: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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