Given name & surname
Saber
“man of the sword”
Saber is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “man of the sword.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “man of the sword.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 378
- 305 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,484 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,484 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 726 as a first name in 2020; 1,420 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saber’s family of names
Saber has a related form in Sabre. Saber has a related form in Sabere. Saber has a related form in Sabr.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Saber
- Saber RebaiTunisian singer and actorborn 1967
- Saber AbarIranian actor and theater directorborn 1984
- Sabir BougrineBelgisch voetbalspelerborn 1996
- Saber KazemiIranian volleyball player (1998–2025)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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