Saba is a distinctive choice, ranked #1819 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Saba in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1819
About the Name Saba
Saba has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 467 places in five years. It was most popular in 2002 at #508 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Saba is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Saba
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Saba per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Saba in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Saba has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 467 places in the last five years. Its peak was #508 in 2002. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Saba is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Saba include: Saba Karim — Syed Saba Karim () is a former Indian cricketer.; Saba Ali Khan — Saba Ali Khan Pataudi is an Indian jewellery designer and mutawalli (Chief Trustee) of the Auqaf-e-Shahi (Royal Trust), established by the-then ‘Princely...; Saba Valadkhan — Saba Valadkhan (Persian: صبا ولدخان) is an Iranian American biomedical scientist, and an Assistant Professor and RNA researcher at Case Western Reserve....
Saba does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sabas in the wild.
16
UK babies named Saba (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 467 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Saba
Likely around 1 other Saba in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Saba
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Saba Ali Khan Pataudi is an Indian jewellery designer and mutawalli (Chief Trustee) of the Auqaf-e-Shahi (Royal Trust), established by the-then ‘Princely State’ of the Kingdom of Bhopal as a royal charitable endowment. She is the elder daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan, Crown Prince of Bhopal, and the sister of actors Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.
Saba Valadkhan (Persian: صبا ولدخان) is an Iranian American biomedical scientist, and an Assistant Professor and RNA researcher at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2005, she was awarded the GE / Science Young Scientist Award for her breakthrough in understanding the mechanism of spliceosomes - "akin to finding the Holy Grail of the splicing catalysis field" - a critical area of research, given that "20 percent or 30 percent of all human genetic diseases are caused by mistakes that the spliceosome makes".
Metropolitan Saba Esper (also spelled Isper) (Arabic: سابا (إسبر), born 1959) is the Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan over the Archdiocese of New York and All North America, formerly the metropolitan archbishop of Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab in Syria.
Joe Saba is an Australian fashion designer and fashion business owner of Lebanese descent. Saba started his fashion business in 1965 with the opening a store in 287 Flinders Lane Melbourne called the Joseph Saba Shirt and Sweater Shop.
Tahj Malik Chandler, better known by his stage name Saba, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. He grew up in the Austin neighborhood of the West Side of Chicago.
The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas Greek: Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου, romanized: Yerá Lávra tú Osíu Sávva tú Iyazménu, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ, romanized: Dayrā d-Mār Sabba; Levantine Arabic: دير مار سابا, romanized: Dēr Mār Sābā; ) and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. The monks of Mar Saba and those of subsidiary houses are known as Sabaites.