Recorded 2007–2023 Girls' name Peak 2017 51 births

Sabela — girls' name

51 babies named Sabela in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s382020s8
2010s
Peak decade

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

2017
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sabela in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabela

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Sabela between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabela performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sabela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabela 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 51 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.

Sabela at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

51

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2017

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sabela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Sabela by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38 births that decade — 75% of Sabela's all-time total
2000s52010s382020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabela?
51 babies have been named Sabela since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Sabela most popular?
Sabela was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Sabela been used?
Sabela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sabela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabrina, Sabina, Sabra, Sabine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2007–2023 (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.