Boys' name · since 1979
Sabir
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 818 babies named Sabir, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 818
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sabir currently ranks #2966 among boys' names in America, with 818 babies recorded since 1979.
Sabir has 818 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2966 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,966 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 818 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabir ranks #5,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,966 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 818 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 818
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sabir's 818 recorded births place it above 87.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Sabir compares
818 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sabir's all-time total is 122% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sabir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 818 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sabir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sabir splits its recorded history at 2005: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sabir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Sabir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Sabir's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sabir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sabir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sabir's total volume
Sabir by state
Where Sabir concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 133 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 10 | 1.2% |
133 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sabir's data
- Sabir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (324 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Sabirs (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sabir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Sabir 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.