Sabiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-BEE-ya
- Origin
- Arabic
Sabiya is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sabiya come from?
Arabic
Is Sabiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Sabiya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 girls.
Sabiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Sabiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia, Saba, Habiba, Safiya, Faiza, Samiya, Salma, Afiya, Samira, Humaira, Fariha, Sumaiya
Names related to Sabiya
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, “Sabiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabiya, updated 20 October 2026.