MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sahiba mean?
Sahiba is the feminine of sahib, a respectful term for a master or gentleman. Punjabi literature also remembers Sahiba as the heroine of the Mirza-Sahiba romance.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
साहिबा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sahiba in Indian usage
6,282 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling साहिबा.
Mostly recorded for girls (98%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,154 records (98%).
- Recorded as male: 128 records (2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 393 |
| 1980s | 1,457 |
| 1990s | 4,172 |
| Other decades | 260 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,013 |
| Bihar | 641 |
| Rajasthan | 589 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 493 |
| Uttarakhand | 346 |
| Other states | 200 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sahiba / F | 9 | 2,788 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sahiba; Table_6, C3006 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sahiba; Table_6, C3006