Sahel is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Sahel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,357 for boy births in the United States (and #11,299 across all names), given to 18 babies. Sahel was first reported in SSA data in 2002 and peaked in 2025 (18 births).
Boys named Sahel per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2002–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here