Sable
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning black; the color sable in heraldry.
Sable by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sable. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 180 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sable. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sybleprophetess; a form of Sybil
- Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Salempeace; derived from place name366 in the US (2017)
- Sallyprincess; a diminutive of Sarah242 in the US (2017)
- Sabinefrom the Sabine people; feminine form of Sabinus94 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sable
Names that are said the same way as Sable, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sabelsword; a form of Sabel or Sabelle5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Sable, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sable
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