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Saibh

Gender
Girl
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Origin
Irish

Saibh is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “sweet”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Saibh mean?

Irish: variant spelling of Sadhbh

“sweet”

Variant spelling of Sadhbh; in Irish legend Sadhbh was the mother of the poet Oisin.

Is Saibh a girl's or a boy's name?

Saibh is a girls' name.

How popular is Saibh in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 3 girls.

2022Busiest: 3 in 20222024
Saibh in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20243#5,966
20233#5,929
20223#5,885

Names like Saibh

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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, “Saibh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saibh, updated 20 October 2026.