Sable
Sable is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 27 births. Its best rank was 902nd, in 1986.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 270.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 1986181 births
- Best rank
- #902in 1986
- Since 1923
- 1,637people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,637 girls have been named Sable in the United States since 1923, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1986, with 181 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1993, and the 1980s alone account for 34%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 1986, its biggest year
Sable was the 902nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1986 were Jessica, Ashley, Amanda, Jennifer and Sarah. See all of 1986.
Names that rose and fell with Sable
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Sadepeak 1986
- Shardaepeak 1986
- Farrenpeak 1986
- Krystinapeak 1987
- Maleriepeak 1987
- Malorypeak 1987
- Vanitypeak 1988
- Tempestpeak 1990
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.