Saba
Saba is a female given name: 96% of people named Saba are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Arabic and Persian countries
- US births since 1880
- 75 male / 1,378 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Saba
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Saba," in English, "Guten Tag Saba," in German. Saba is a female given name: about 96% of people named Saba are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Saba,
German
Guten Tag Saba,
French
Bonjour Saba,
Spanish
Estimado/a Saba:
Chinese
Saba您好：
Japanese
Saba様
English
Hi Saba,
German
Hi Saba,
French
Salut Saba,
Spanish
Hola Saba,
Chinese
Saba你好：
Japanese
Sabaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 5% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
75 male · 1,378 female · 1,453 births recorded
Since 1980: 6% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Saba a male or female name?
Saba is a female given name: 96% of people named Saba are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Saba in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Saba," in English, "Guten Tag Saba," in German. Saba is a female given name: about 96% of people named Saba are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Saba a unisex name?
Saba is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Saba are men. Saba leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Saba a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/saba (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_saba,
title = {Is Saba a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/saba},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}