Sabir
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Sabir is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Sabir mean?
Arabic
A male given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sabir a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 42 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sabir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Sabir, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 17 boys.
2025 had more boys named Sabir than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Sabir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Sabir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Sabir 11
- Saabir 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Sabir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Sabir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Sabir, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had more boys named Sabir than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Sabir in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were given Sabir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,185, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
- Sabir 42
- Saabir 9
Sabir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Sabir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Umar Ahmed Amir Musa Abdullah Zayd Zayaan Zahir Zayan Samir
Other spellings of Sabir
Names related to Sabir
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sabir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabir, updated 20 October 2026.