Saqib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-kib
- Origin
- Arabic
Saqib is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “piercing, brilliant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saqib mean?
Arabic: from thaqib 'piercing'
“piercing, brilliant”
From Arabic thaqib, piercing or brilliant, as in the 'piercing star' mentioned in Quran chapter 86.
Is Saqib a girl's or a boy's name?
Saqib is a boys' name.
How popular is Saqib in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 38 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saqib 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.
Saqib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 31 | #796 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 35 | #603 |
| 2000 | 31 | #654 |
| 1999 | 31 | #633 |
| 1998 | 30 | #657 |
| 1997 | 37 | #545 |
| 1996 | 38 | #506 |
How popular is Saqib in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Saqib in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saqib in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Saqib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sahib Hamza Habib Muhammad Ahmed Saif Suhaib Fahad Abdullah Haseeb Zohaib Musab
Names related to Saqib
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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, “Saqib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saqib, updated 20 October 2026.