babyNamedSahel
“shore, coast”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 872nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 150
- babies born in France
- 1 in 12,987
- +6.2% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2021
Meaning and origin of Sahel
Sahel is thought to mean “shore, coast” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Sahel in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2021.
- Over recent years, Sahel has been rising (+6.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sahel every 33 schools, all spellings combined.
Sahel in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
35 babies in 3 years1 boy in 146,901
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sahel and Sahël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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