Sabeel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sah-BEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Sabeel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “path, way”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sabeel mean?
Arabic: from Arabic sabil 'path, way'
“path, way”
Sabil appears in the Quran in the phrase fi sabil Allah, 'in the way of God'.
Is Sabeel a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabeel is a boys' name.
How popular is Sabeel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 7 boys.
Sabeel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Sabeel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hamza, Hassan, Samir, Saeed, Fahad, Faisal, Zohaib, Habib, Salim, Qasim, Suhaib
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sabeel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabeel, updated 20 October 2026.