Fun Facts About the Name Sabas
- 739 babies named Sabas: U.S. records list 739 babies given the name Sabas from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sabas Mean?
Sabas is a male given name meaning "old man" or "elder." Its immediate source is Greek Sabas (Σάββας), a name used by early Christians. The Greek form is generally traced to Aramaic sabba, "old man, elder," a word related to Hebrew saba, "grandfather." The literal sense is an age term; "elder" reflects its use as a respectful word for an older man or senior monk. Sabas is not etymologically related to Sabina or Sebastian, despite the similar sounds.
Sabas Name History & Origins
The name is closely associated with Saint Sabas (439 - 532), a Cappadocian monk who became a major figure in Palestinian monasticism. After entering a monastery in Palestine, he spent years as a hermit in the Judean desert and later founded the Great Lavra, commonly called Mar Saba, in the Kidron Valley east of Bethlehem. The monastery became a center of Orthodox monastic life and is still occupied today. Sabas was also a defender of Chalcedonian orthodoxy and traveled to Constantinople to seek support against Monophysite bishops. His feast day is December 5.
The Greek form is sometimes transliterated Sabbas, and related forms include Greek Savvas, Russian Savva, and Serbian Sava. The name is used in Greek and other Eastern Christian communities, and the same spelling, Sabas, appears as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Sabas?
Sabas has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1930. Its best rank was #1,808 in 1930.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,790 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,953 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,708 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,878 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,408 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,685 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,692 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,833 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,760 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #6,691 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #14,013 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #11,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,943 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #6,637 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #8,294 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #5,612 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,591 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #5,403 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,904 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #4,834 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,652 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #5,060 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,129 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,572 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #3,974 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,932 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,103 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,648 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,794 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,583 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,386 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,180 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,373 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,260 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,436 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,332 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #3,802 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #6,679 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #2,798 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,620 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,774 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,409 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,878 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,037 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,321 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,488 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,498 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,242 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,526 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #2,481 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,609 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,041 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #3,925 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,797 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,458 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,412 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,739 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,062 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,119 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,259 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,303 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #3,681 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,380 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,371 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #3,836 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,497 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,908 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #3,924 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,088 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,895 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,123 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,614 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,701 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #4,205 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,309 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #1,808 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1929 | #2,569 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #2,814 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #3,725 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,111 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,112 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,801 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,762 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,685 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,425 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,847 | 5 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sabas Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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