2025 rank (boys)
#5,208
Babies named in 2025
18
Peak popularity
2025
2025 frequency
1 in 94,893 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Rising since 2012
Rising since 2012, #5,208 for boys today.
Popularity of Sahel since 2002
Babies named Sahel per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 27 |
| 2020s | 49 |
“Sahel” around the world
Where Sahel lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
45
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
