Sahib
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SAH-hib
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #870 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Sahib is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “companion, master”. In 2025 it ranked 870th for boys in the UK (40 babies) and 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Sahib mean?
Arabic: Arabic, via Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi
“companion, master”
Arabic for companion or owner; in South Asia it became a respectful title, and Sikhs use it of sacred things, as in Guru Granth Sahib.
Is Sahib a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sahib has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 40 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 42 boys in the US.
How popular is Sahib in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 870th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40 about 1 in 7,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the UK were named Sahib, making it the 870th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 54 boys. 9 girls were also named Sahib in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Sahib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18% of the babies named Sahib in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 811th in England and Wales.
Sahib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #870 |
| 2024 | 50 | #757 |
| 2023 | 39 | #892 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,024 |
| 2021 | 33 | #993 |
| 2020 | 45 | #778 |
| 2019 | 52 | #717 |
| 2018 | 54 | #705 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 52 | #728 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 47 | #758 |
| 2012 | 46 | #779 |
| 2011 | 37 | #878 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Sahib in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,940th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42 about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Sahib, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985. 8 girls were also named Sahib in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Sahib than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Sahib in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Sahib in the US were girls.
Sahib in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,368 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Sahib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Hamza, Zayd, Abdullah, Zayaan, Zayan, Ahmed, Musab, Umar, Mustafa, Azaan
Names related to Sahib
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Sahib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sahib, updated 20 October 2026.