UK girl's name
Saibh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saibh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saibh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2022 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Saibh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saibh ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2022, when 3 girls were registered as Saibh.
- • Saibh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #407 in 2024.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saibh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2022
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Saibh over time
The chart below shows babies named Saibh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2022 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saibh, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saibh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saibh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5678 | 6 | 2 |
Geography
Where Saibh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Saibh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Saibh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #407 in 2024.
Across the UK
Saibh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#407 in 2024
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
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FAQ
Saibh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saibh in the UK right now?
In 2023, Saibh was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Saibh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2022, with 3 babies registered as Saibh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saibh in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Saibh across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Saibh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Saibh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #407 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.