Recorded 1997–2014 Boys' name Peak 2000 103 births

Saben — boys' name

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.

1990s112000s662010s26
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Saben was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

12 babies were named Saben in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saben

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Saben between 1997 and 2014, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saben currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saben performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saben shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saben 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 103 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.

Saben at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

103

Since 1997

18 years of records

Peak year

2000

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1997

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2014

Saben popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2000)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20142012200920072005200219991997 5

Saben by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
66 births that decade — 64% of Saben's all-time total
1990s112000s662010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saben?
103 babies have been named Saben since 1997. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2000 with 12 births.
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.

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, 1997–2014 (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.