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A given name in Spanish, Galician and 1 more
[²ˈsɑːbɐs] · Lithuanian
01 / Meaning & origin
Sabas is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Galician and Lithuanian.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sabás (Spanish)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2024: 5 boys (rank 12349).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Sabas
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,544 | observed |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,391 | observed |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 7 | 3,467 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | 9 | 2,936 | observed |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | observed |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,451 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1930 | 18 | 1,753 | observed |
| 1931 | 12 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1932 | 5 | 3,776 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,542 | observed |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 7 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1940 | 7 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1942 | 8 | 2,712 | observed |
| 1943 | 6 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1944 | 5 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1945 | 10 | 2,242 | observed |
| 1946 | 11 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1947 | 6 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1948 | 12 | 2,218 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | 8 | 2,875 | observed |
| 1953 | 6 | 3,425 | observed |
| 1954 | 7 | 3,176 | observed |
| 1955 | 7 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 10 | 2,631 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 6 | 3,619 | observed |
| 1960 | 9 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1961 | 7 | 3,356 | observed |
| 1962 | 12 | 2,364 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 3,249 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 9 | 2,907 | observed |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,595 | observed |
| 1970 | 11 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,441 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 9 | 3,558 | observed |
| 1975 | 10 | 3,428 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | 10 | 3,614 | observed |
| 1979 | 9 | 4,068 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 4,134 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,619 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 4,907 | observed |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | observed |
| 1985 | 6 | 5,785 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,089 | observed |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,200 | observed |
| 1989 | 10 | 4,811 | observed |
| 1990 | 11 | 4,673 | observed |
| 1991 | 15 | 3,813 | observed |
| 1992 | 10 | 5,236 | observed |
| 1993 | 9 | 5,771 | observed |
| 1994 | 12 | 4,803 | observed |
| 1995 | 7 | 6,992 | observed |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,613 | observed |
| 1997 | 13 | 4,668 | observed |
| 1998 | 12 | 5,159 | observed |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,317 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 13 | 5,390 | observed |
| 2002 | 8 | 7,643 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,258 | observed |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 8 | 8,299 | observed |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,662 | observed |
| 2007 | 5 | 12,367 | observed |
| 2008 | 13 | 6,393 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | observed |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,274 | observed |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 9,568 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,760 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,166 | observed |
| 2022 | 5 | 12,330 | observed |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,239 | observed |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,349 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Sabas” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
SABAS— “rest (?)”
While the Sabbath was still the sacred day, it does not appear to have suggested any historical name, except that of the father of Joses Barsabas, whose father must have been Sabas. In 532, however, was born in Cappadocia, Sabas, who became one of the most distinguished patriarchs of the monks in Palestine; and in 372, one of the first converts to Christianity among the Goths, then stationed in Wallachia, who had taken the name of Sabas, was martyred by being thrown into the…
While the Sabbath was still the sacred day, it does not appear to have suggested any historical name, except that of the father of Joses Barsabas, whose father must have been Sabas. In 532, however, was born in Cappadocia, Sabas, who became one of the most distinguished patriarchs of the monks in Palestine; and in 372, one of the first converts to Christianity among the Goths, then stationed in Wallachia, who had taken the name of Sabas, was martyred by being thrown into the river Musæus, now Mussovi. The locality attached the Slavonians to his name, and Sava is still common among them, as is Ssava in Russia.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VII (Names From Holy Days), Section V (Sunday Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
