Unisex name · since 2003
Sabbath
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Sabbath, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
27 babies have been named Sabbath since 2003, making it today's #10214 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Sabbath recorded 27 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #10214 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #26,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabbath ranks #26,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sabbath's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sabbath compares
27 10th 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
Sabbath's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sabbath | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sabbath's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sabbath's full recorded timeline at 2019, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sabbath popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sabbath popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2020 (Sabbath as girls' name)
Sabbath by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Sabbath's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Sabbath births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Sabbath's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Sabbath: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
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, 2003–2025 (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 Sabbath 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.