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Sadhbh

“sweet”

Language contexts for this entry: English, Irish

feminineLatin script

/saɪv/ · English

Origin: Proto-Celtic
2 language contexts: English Irish
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Sadhbh

Sadhbh is a feminine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Celtic via Middle Irish and Old Irish, with the stated meaning “sweet”.

3 source accounts

Proto-Celtic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “sweet”

From Middle Irish Sadb, from Old Irish Sadb, from Proto-Celtic *swadwā, feminine derivative of *swādus (“sweet”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Middle Irish
Old Irish
Proto-Celtic

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Proto-language forms marked with an asterisk in the source are reconstructions, rather than dated records of a person using the name.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Explore 2 more accountsHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu proto-celtique swādus (« doux »).

Du proto-celtique swādus (« doux »).

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedirl.

irl.

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Sadhbh is used

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Across borders

countries in our sources

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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Language records

Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 10 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Sadhbh

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2025: 129; births; Rank #32
Peak year: 2022; 153 births

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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Sadhbh in Ireland, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	3	466	observed
1972	4	428	observed
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	4	429	observed
1977	5	429	observed
1978	3	522	observed
1979	3	523	observed
1980	4	483	observed
1981	5	423	observed
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	5	438	observed
1984	15	252	observed
1985	4	456	observed
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	10	310	observed
1988	6	381	observed
1989	11	285	observed
1990	11	281	observed
1991	17	224	observed
1992	27	172	observed
1993	19	204	observed
1994	25	171	observed
1995	23	187	observed
1996	25	181	observed
1997	46	110	observed
1998	35	107	observed
1999	22	165	observed
2000	43	101	observed
2001	47	103	observed
2002	52	94	observed
2003	66	75	observed
2004	65	86	observed
2005	77	73	observed
2006	78	76	observed
2007	95	70	observed
2008	107	67	observed
2009	111	69	observed
2010	117	64	observed
2011	132	56	observed
2012	113	61	observed
2013	108	67	observed
2014	144	44	observed
2015	123	53	observed
2016	108	57	observed
2017	104	61	observed
2018	114	52	observed
2019	145	37	observed
2020	128	39	observed
2021	150	35	observed
2022	153	32	observed
2023	120	40	observed
2024	117	38	observed
2025	129	32	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Sadhbh” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q7397860CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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.

Opening name…

About Sadhbh

Sadhbh is a feminine given name documented in English and Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Celtic via Middle Irish and Old Irish, with the stated meaning “sweet”.

3 source accounts

Proto-Celtic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “sweet”

From Middle Irish Sadb, from Old Irish Sadb, from Proto-Celtic *swadwā, feminine derivative of *swādus (“sweet”).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Middle Irish
Old Irish
Proto-Celtic

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Proto-language forms marked with an asterisk in the source are reconstructions, rather than dated records of a person using the name.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Explore 2 more accountsHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

French Wiktionary accountSource-reportedDu proto-celtique swādus (« doux »).

Du proto-celtique swādus (« doux »).

Sources for this account (1)

French Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Polish Wiktionary accountSource-reportedirl.

irl.

Sources for this account (1)

Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Sadhbh is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Sadhbh’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Language records

Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 10 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Sadhbh

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2025: 129; births; Rank #32
Peak year: 2022; 153 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Sadhbh in Ireland, girls: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	3	466	observed
1972	4	428	observed
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	4	429	observed
1977	5	429	observed
1978	3	522	observed
1979	3	523	observed
1980	4	483	observed
1981	5	423	observed
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	5	438	observed
1984	15	252	observed
1985	4	456	observed
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	10	310	observed
1988	6	381	observed
1989	11	285	observed
1990	11	281	observed
1991	17	224	observed
1992	27	172	observed
1993	19	204	observed
1994	25	171	observed
1995	23	187	observed
1996	25	181	observed
1997	46	110	observed
1998	35	107	observed
1999	22	165	observed
2000	43	101	observed
2001	47	103	observed
2002	52	94	observed
2003	66	75	observed
2004	65	86	observed
2005	77	73	observed
2006	78	76	observed
2007	95	70	observed
2008	107	67	observed
2009	111	69	observed
2010	117	64	observed
2011	132	56	observed
2012	113	61	observed
2013	108	67	observed
2014	144	44	observed
2015	123	53	observed
2016	108	57	observed
2017	104	61	observed
2018	114	52	observed
2019	145	37	observed
2020	128	39	observed
2021	150	35	observed
2022	153	32	observed
2023	120	40	observed
2024	117	38	observed
2025	129	32	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q7397860CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: SadhbhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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.

A story to pass on.

About Sadhbh

Proto-Celtic origin

Where Sadhbh is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Sadhbh

Proto-Celtic origin

Where Sadhbh is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Ireland

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page