Fun Facts About the Name Sabira
- 57 babies named Sabira: U.S. records list 57 babies given the name Sabira from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sabira Mean?
Sabira is a feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "patient" or "enduring." It represents the Arabic ṣābirah (صابرة), the feminine active participle of ṣabara (صبر), "to be patient" or "to endure." The same root gives ṣabr, the Arabic noun for patience and steadfastness, so the name's sense is literally "one who is patient." The feminine ending -ah distinguishes it from the masculine ṣābir (صابر), usually written Sabir in English.
Sabira Name History & Origins
The name is formed within Arabic naming practice rather than borrowed from a classical myth or a European saint's name. Its use rests on the ethical and religious importance of ṣabr in Islamic thought, where patience and endurance are treated as virtues; names built on the same root are common among Arabic-speaking Muslims. As Arabic served as a shared language of religion and learning, the feminine form passed into other Muslim communities and acquired local spellings. Turkish has Sabire, while Urdu and other South Asian languages use Sabira or Ṣābirah. The shorter Latin-script form Sabira commonly reflects the Arabic ṣābirah with the final -h omitted.
Similar-looking names such as Sabina and Sabrina are unrelated: Sabina derives from the Latin name for the Sabines, and Sabrina is the Latinized name of the River Severn. Their resemblance to Sabira is phonetic, not etymological.
How Popular is the Name Sabira?
Sabira 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 2003. Its best rank was #10,281 in 2003.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,939 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,925 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #13,208 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,073 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #14,935 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #19,895 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #10,281 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #15,266 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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