Sabra
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning thorny cactus fruit; native-born Israeli.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sabra by the numbers
Sabra was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 155 babies in 1961, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sabra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saraprincess; variant of Sarah427 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sairaflowering plant or a form of Sarah; princess20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sabamorning; dawn18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saaraprincess; variant of Sarah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahradesert; a form of Sahara3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sabripatient; a form of saboor8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a vine or fruit
Like Sabra, each of these has a vine or fruit in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lianato bind or wrap around; climbing vine150 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carmellavineyard or garden of god; a form of Carmel162 in the US (2017)
- Staceyfruitful or productive; a form of Stacy109 in the US (2017)
- Sakuracherry blossom68 in the US (2017)
- Cherrycherry fruit39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maicherry blossom; or month of may19 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sabra
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