girl's name

Sabah

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,986

Scotland

#697

2003 births

Sabah is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1980, when 140 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1956.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sabah over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,000
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Sabah by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 25
1960s 415
1970s 940
1980s 1,000
1990s 455
2000s 250
2010s 145
2020s (to 2025) 60

How popular is Sabah?

In 2025, Sabah was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Sabah is used

Scotland #697 3 in 2003
France #2,039 15 in 2025
Canada #3,557 5 in 2019
England & Wales #4,431 5 in 2025
United States #12,106 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sabah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sabah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sabah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sabah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sabah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sabah

How popular is the name Sabah?

In 2025, Sabah was given to 15 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Sabah a girl's or a boy's name?

Sabah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sabah?

Sabah has 2 syllables.

When was Sabah most popular?

Sabah peaked in 1980, when 140 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Sabah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sabah currently ranks #2,039 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.