Given name
Sahiba
“a young lady; a maiden”
Sahiba is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a young lady; a maiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a young lady; a maiden.”
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 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sahiba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 0 boys · 158 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,834 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,834 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sahiba’s family of names
Sahiba has a related form in Saheaba. Sahiba has a related form in Saheeba. Sahiba has a related form in Saheiba.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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