Unisex name · since 1985
Sahib
798 babies named Sahib in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sahib is the #2967 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 798 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahib has been recorded 798 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #2967 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #5,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 798 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahib ranks #5,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 798 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahib's 798 recorded births place it above 86.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sahib compares
798 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
Sahib's all-time total is 116% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahib | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 798 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sahib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahib splits its recorded history at 2009: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahib popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sahib popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 2004 (Sahib as girls' name)
Sahib by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (352 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sahib's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sahib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
352 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 352 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sahib 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 Sahib's total volume
Sahib by state
Where Sahib concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 330 | 41.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 48 | 6.0% |
330 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sahib's data
- Sahib's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (352 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sahibs (330 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sahib: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Sahib 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.