Around the world, סבתא (Grandma 
, סבתא 
) is a very rare principally female, but very seldom boy's first name. The first name סבתא is habitual in Australia, where it is a rare mostly girly, but infrequently male name, and the United States, where it is a very rare predominantly girly, but scarcely boy's name. Very seldom, סבתא is the last name as well as the forename.
סבתא is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Grandma Duck , the Donald Duck's grandmother, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck; Grandma Krabs , the fictional character in SpongeBob SquarePants; member of the Krabs family; Grandma Tentacles , the fictional character in SpongeBob SquarePants; member of the Tentacles family; Grandma Koala , the fictional character in the Boowa & Kwala TV and web series and Grandma SquarePants , the character in SpongeBob SquarePants, and in many other works.