Sakib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-kib
- Origin
- Arabic
Sakib is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sakib come from?
Arabic: probably a variant of Saqib or Shakib
Is Sakib a girl's or a boy's name?
Sakib is a boys' name.
How popular is Sakib in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sakib in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sakib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Names like Sakib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Habib, Suhaib, Haseeb, Hassan, Samir, Zohaib, Saeed, Fahad, Qasim, Umair, Sahib
Names related to Sakib
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, “Sakib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sakib, updated 20 October 2026.