girl's name

Saibh

SIVE (Irish)

  • Origin Irish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
  • Births on record 247

Ireland

#353

2025 births

Saibh is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #353. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

  • Saibh is a name of Irish origin.
  • Peaked in Ireland in 2016, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
  • Today about 1 in 4,078 babies in Ireland is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2001.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Saibh Over Time

Births per decade in Ireland, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Saibh by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
2000s 38
2010s 119
2020s (to 2025) 81

How Popular Is Saibh?

In 2025, Saibh was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #353 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

Where Saibh Is Used

Ireland #353 11 in 2025
Northern Ireland #413 3 in 2024
England & Wales #6,244 3 in 2023

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.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Saibh

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

Parents Who Like Saibh Also Like

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

How to Say Saibh

  • Irish SIVE

Sibling Names for Saibh

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Saibh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Saibh

How popular is the name Saibh?

In 2025, Saibh was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #353 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in Ireland.

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

Saibh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Saibh?

Saibh has 1 syllable.

When was Saibh most popular?

Saibh peaked in 2016, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Saibh a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saibh currently ranks #353 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.