Given name & surname
Sabre
“resembling the cactus fruit; to rest”·“man of the sword”
Sabre is a variant of Sabra. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling the cactus fruit; to rest.” Sabre is a variant of Saber. One French interpretation is “man of the sword.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sabre is a variant of Sabra. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling the cactus fruit; to rest.” Sabre is a variant of Saber. One French interpretation is “man of the sword.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sabre is a variant of Sabra. An origin associated with Sabra is Hebrew. Sabre is a variant of Saber. An origin associated with Saber is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sabre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 593
- 73 boys · 520 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,610 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,610 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 609 as a first name in 2020; 225 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.
Sabre’s family of names
Sabre has a related form in Sabra. Sabre has a related form in Saber.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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