Boys' name · since 1997

Saben

103 babies named Saben in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,236 of 45,481
all-time among boys
103
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Saben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 103 recorded since 1997.

Saben has 103 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2014.

  • #17,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 103 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saben ranks #17,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,236 of 45,481
all-time among boys
103
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saben's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Saben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Saben splits its recorded history at 2007: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Saben popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2000)
12
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 19972000200420062008201120132014 5

Saben by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Saben's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Saben births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saben? ▼
Saben has been given to 103 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,236 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 12 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Saben sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saben ranks #17,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saben most popular? ▼
Saben was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Saben been used? ▼
Saben has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 18 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Saben? ▼
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.

What to do with Saben's data

  • Saben's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Saben

Nearby Names Like Saben

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saben

Sabastian Boy
#3470 3,671 births
Sabino Boy
#7717 1,887 births
Sabian Boy
#6234 952 births
Sabir Boy
#2966 818 births
Sabas Boy
739 births

Compare Saben side by side: Saben vs Sabastian Saben vs Sabino Saben vs Sabian

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Versie
103 births · Peak 1922
Uno
103 births · Peak 1918
Roxy
103 births · Peak 1928
Willys
103 births · Peak 1924
Clee
103 births · Peak 1954
Alcario
103 births · Peak 1926
Trellis
103 births · Peak 1980
Larrell
103 births · Peak 1985

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saben: 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, 1997–2014 (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 Saben 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.