NameTides

Sahib

Sahib was the #2,941 boys' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies), and #811 in England & Wales and #378 in Canada.

Sahib as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Sahib as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Sahib as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,941 (42)#811 (40)—#378 (86)
2024#3,394 (34)#711 (50)—#453 (68)
2023#4,220 (25)#827 (39)—#378 (78)
2022#3,151 (38)#949 (32)—#455 (62)
2021#3,497 (32)#939 (32)—#538 (53)
2020#3,202 (35)#739 (44)—#486 (55)
2019#3,571 (31)#663 (52)—#475 (59)
2018#2,994 (39)#646 (54)—#439 (66)
2017#2,840 (42)#709 (49)—#477 (60)
2016#3,441 (32)#672 (52)—#497 (58)
2015#2,864 (41)#753 (43)—#469 (61)
2014#2,985 (38)#916 (32)#680 (3)#475 (62)
2013#2,804 (41)#692 (47)—#414 (70)
2012#3,371 (32)#719 (46)—#492 (57)
2011#3,605 (29)#831 (36)—#419 (68)

Sahib as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Sahib as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Sahib as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#10,917 (8)#2,788 (9)#856 (33)
2024#15,293 (5)#2,412 (11)#854 (33)
2023#11,169 (8)#1,863 (15)#831 (33)
2022#15,306 (5)#2,674 (9)#1,252 (19)
2021—#2,499 (10)#2,021 (10)
2020#13,453 (6)#3,117 (7)#1,758 (12)
2019#10,473 (9)#3,541 (6)#2,188 (9)
2018—#2,901 (8)#1,507 (15)
2017#15,902 (5)#5,765 (3)#2,179 (9)
2016#16,215 (5)#5,785 (3)#2,383 (8)
2015#16,419 (5)#3,252 (7)—
2014—#2,862 (8)#2,374 (8)
2013—#4,050 (5)#3,286 (5)
2011—#5,785 (3)—
2010——#3,297 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,941.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.
  • In 2025, 16% of US babies named Sahib were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 200,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sahib is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 43,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 63,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sahib by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sahib (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#48825

Sahib (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SahibCanadaGirls#85633
SahibCanadaBoys#37886
SahibEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
SahibEngland & WalesBoys#81140
SahibScotlandBoys—too few
SahibUSGirls#10,9178
SahibUSBoys#2,94142