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Popularity of the baby name Sabre


Posts that mention the name Sabre

“American Gladiator” names vs. real-life baby names

Title of the TV series "American Gladiators" (1989-1996)
“American Gladiators“

Ready for a game?

The original American Gladiators — an athletic competition show that aired on television from 1989 to 1996 — featured a total of 32 gladiators with 31 tough-sounding gladiator names. (Why 31? Because “Lace” was used twice.)

Here are the 31 original names:

  1. Atlas
  2. Blaze
  3. Bronco
  4. Cyclone
  5. Dallas
  6. Diamond
  7. Elektra
  8. Gemini
  9. Gold
  10. Havoc
  11. Hawk
  12. Ice
  13. Jade
  14. Jazz
  15. Lace
  16. Laser
  17. Malibu
  18. Nitro
  19. Rebel
  20. Sabre
  21. Siren
  22. Sky
  23. Storm
  24. Sunny
  25. Tank
  26. Thunder
  27. Titan
  28. Tower
  29. Turbo
  30. Viper
  31. Zap
"American Gladiators" trading card

The short-lived American Gladiators reboot (2008) featured a total of 20 gladiators with 18 new tough-sounding gladiator names. (Why 18? Because “Siren” and “Titan” were recycled from the original.)

Here are the 18 reboot names:

  1. Beast
  2. Crush
  3. Fury
  4. Hellga
  5. Hurricane
  6. Jet
  7. Justice
  8. Mayhem
  9. Militia
  10. Panther
  11. Phoenix
  12. Rocket
  13. Stealth
  14. Steel
  15. Toa
  16. Venom
  17. Wolf
  18. Zen

So here’s the game: Try to guess what percentage of the 31 original gladiator names and what percentage of the 18 reboot gladiator names have appeared at least once in the U.S. baby name data.

(To appear in the data, a name has to be given to 5 or more U.S. babies, of one gender or the other, in a single year.)

Come up with your guesses before reading on!

Ok, here are the answers.

Of the 31 original gladiator names, 26 — about 84% — have appeared in the SSA data:

  1. Atlas
  2. Blaze
  3. Bronco
  4. (not Cyclone)
  5. Dallas
  6. Diamond
  7. Elektra
  8. Gemini
  9. Gold
  10. Havoc
  11. Hawk
  12. Ice
  13. Jade
  14. Jazz
  15. Lace
  16. (not Laser)
  17. Malibu
  18. (not Nitro)
  19. Rebel
  20. Sabre
  21. Siren
  22. Sky
  23. Storm
  24. Sunny
  25. Tank
  26. Thunder
  27. Titan
  28. (not Tower)
  29. Turbo
  30. Viper
  31. (not Zap)

And, of the 18 reboot gladiator names, 10 — about 56% — have appeared in the SSA data:

  1. (not Beast)
  2. (not Crush)
  3. Fury
  4. (not Hellga)
  5. (not Hurricane)
  6. Jet
  7. Justice
  8. Mayhem
  9. (not Militia)
  10. (not Panther)
  11. Phoenix
  12. Rocket
  13. (not Stealth)
  14. Steel
  15. Toa
  16. (not Venom)
  17. Wolf
  18. Zen

How close did you get to 84% and 56%?

Sources: American Gladiators (1989 TV series) – Wikipedia, American Gladiators (2008 TV series) – Wikipedia, SSA

Images: Screenshot of American Gladiators; American Gladiators trading card

[Latest update: May 2025]