Sable — #4894 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Sable

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,637 babies named Sable between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sable currently holds the #4894 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 181 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sable performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 560 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sable shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sable in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sable 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 1,637 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.