Girls' name · since 1987
Sabel
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 100 babies named Sabel, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sabel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 100 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Sabel recorded 100 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1987 to 2024.
- #27,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 100 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabel ranks #27,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 100 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 100
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sabel's 100 recorded births place it above 62.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sabel splits its recorded history at 2008: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Sabel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Sabel's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Sabel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 Sabel 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.