Boys' name · since 1997

Saabir

169 babies named Saabir in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,995 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,570 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
169
born since 1997
2020s
peak decade

169 babies have been named Saabir since 1997, making it today's #8570 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saabir has been recorded 169 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #8570 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #13,995 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,570 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 169 born since 1997
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saabir ranks #13,995 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,570 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.

#13,995 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,570 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
169
born since 1997
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%38.4%
Saabir vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saabir's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.

How Saabir compares

169 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Saabir's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Saabir Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 169 369 358,536
Peak-year births 23 34 22,252

Saabir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Saabir splits its recorded history at 2016: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Saabir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
23
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
0510152025 1997200620132016202020232025 9

Saabir by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (74 births, 44% of the file).

2020s was Saabir's strongest decade.

74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Saabir births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 74 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Saabir by state

Where Saabir concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saabir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
16 9.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 5.9%
Minnesota share of Saabir's total US births 9.5%
Even split

16 of 169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saabir?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 169 babies named Saabir. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,995 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,570 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 23 births.
Where does Saabir sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saabir ranks #13,995 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,570 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saabir most popular?
Saabir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Saabir most popular?
The top states for the name Saabir are Minnesota (16 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Saabir been used?
Records for Saabir go back to 1997, giving 29 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saabir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Saabir's data

  • Minnesota records the most Saabirs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saabir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saabir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.