Given name & surname
Sahib
“lord of the house”
Sahib is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “lord of the house.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “lord of the house.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sahib through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 859
- 798 boys · 61 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,980 for boys · #11,744 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,980 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 847 as a first name in 2020; 231 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.
Sahib’s family of names
Sahib has a related form in Saheab. Sahib has a related form in Saheabe. Sahib has a related form in Saheeb.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Saheibevariant
- Saheibvariant
- Sahiebevariant
- Sahiebvariant
- Saheabevariant
- Saheabvariant
- Saheebevariant
- Saheebvariant
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People named Sahib
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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