Recorded 2003–2019 Unisex name Peak 2019 20 births

Sabbath — boys' name

20 babies named Sabbath in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s15
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Sabbath was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sabbath in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabbath

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Sabbath between 2003 and 2019, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sabbath currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Sabbath is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabbath performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sabbath shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabbath in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sabbath at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

20

Since 2003

17 years of records

Peak year

2019

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2003

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2019

Sabbath popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2003

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 201920122003 5

Sabbath popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2020 (Sabbath as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2020 6

Sabbath by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 75% of Sabbath's all-time total
2000s52010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabbath?
20 babies have been named Sabbath since 2003. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Sabbath most popular?
Sabbath was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Sabbath a unisex name?
Yes, Sabbath is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Sabbath been used?
Sabbath has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 17 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Sabbath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabastian, Sabino, Sabian, Sabir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.