Sabira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-BEE-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Sabira is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “patient”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sabira mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sabirah; feminine of Sabir
“patient”
Feminine form of Sabir; sabr, patient endurance, is a virtue much praised in the Quran.
Meaning borrowed from Sabirah.
Is Sabira a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabira is a girls' name.
How popular is Sabira in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 girls.
Sabira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Sabira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba, Habiba, Safia, Faiza, Salma, Humaira, Saliha, Safa, Fatiha, Waziha, Samira, Safiya
Names related to Sabira
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, “Sabira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabira, updated 20 October 2026.