Sabit
A masculine Turkish name meaning "steadfast" or "unwavering".
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Sabit. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sabit today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sabit births was 2004 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sabit. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sabit. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
2004
5 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,672
Tracked since 2004
Census
Sabit in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 199 people with the first name Sabit, which placed it at #38,518 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,518
National first-name rank
People counted
199
199 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sabit
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sabit is White at 54.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (28.6%) and Black (14.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sabit described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sabit at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.3% · 108
- Asian and Pacific Islander28.6% · 57
- Black or African American14.1% · 28
- Two or more races2.5% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
Popularity
Sabit: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sabit from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sabit by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sabit during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sabit
The name Sabit is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "sabt," which means "patience" or "steadfastness." It is a masculine given name that has been in use since ancient times in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in regions with a strong Islamic cultural influence.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sabit can be found in the Qur'an, the sacred text of Islam. In Surah Al-Anfal (Chapter 8, Verse 66), the name Sabit is mentioned in reference to a group of patient and steadfast believers. This association with patience and resilience has contributed to the name's enduring popularity among Muslim communities.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Sabit. One of the most prominent was Sabit ibn Qurra (826-901 CE), a renowned mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher from the Abbasid era. He made significant contributions to the fields of geometry, mechanics, and optics, and his works were widely studied in the medieval Islamic world.
Another illustrious bearer of the name was Sabit ibn Sinan (890-957 CE), a prominent physician and translator from the Golden Age of Islamic civilization. He played a crucial role in preserving and disseminating Greek medical knowledge by translating important works from Greek into Arabic, thereby contributing to the advancement of medical science in the medieval period.
In the 11th century, Sabit ibn al-Jami (1008-1082 CE) was a renowned poet and scholar from Persia. His poetic works, imbued with mystical and spiritual themes, were highly acclaimed and influenced subsequent generations of Persian poets.
The name Sabit also appears in the historical records of the Ottoman Empire. Sabit Efendi (1650-1712 CE) was a prominent Ottoman calligrapher and poet who served as the chief calligrapher (Reis-ul Hüttatin) during the reign of Sultan Ahmed III.
More recently, Sabit Osman Avcı (1898-1977) was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the Minister of National Defense and played a significant role in the modernization of Turkey's armed forces in the mid-20th century.
While these are just a few examples, the name Sabit has been borne by numerous individuals throughout history, reflecting its cultural and linguistic significance in various regions and time periods.
People
Sabit + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sabit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sabit: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sabit?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sabit going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Sabit a common name?
We classify Sabit as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sabit most popular?
The single biggest year for Sabit was 2004, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sabit is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sabit in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 199 people with the name Sabit, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,518 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sabit in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sabit?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sabit leans strongly male. 198 people counted with this name were male (99.0%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sabit?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sabit is White at 54.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (28.6%) and Black (14.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sabit most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sabit in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.3% (108 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sabit in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sabit a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sabit in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sabit still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sabit in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sabit can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Sabit as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Sabit on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.