Sabela

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Sabela

Say it: sah-BEH-lah

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Meaning

Galician form of Isabel (Elizabeth), from Hebrew Elisheba.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

43 babies given this name since 2007
At its height in 2017, about 1 in 191,300 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Spanish	Isabel

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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