girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Sabina

Meaning a Sabine Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,579 Trend → Stable

Name of early saints, Latin Sabīna, feminine of the Roman cognomen Sabīnus (“a Sabine”), from an ancient tribe from Italy.

Rank 2025
#2,579
among girls · ↓53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
68
named Sabina · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,636
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
140 babies
All-time total
8,082
#1,897 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Sabina popularity over time

8,082 babies have been named Sabina since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1889Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 94 9 – #596
1890s 157 16 +67% #641
1900s 161 16 +3% #759
1910s 657 66 +308% #704
1920s 642 64 -2% #770
1930s 304 30 -53% #1,115
1940s 288 29 -5% #1,344
1950s 347 35 +20% #1,453
1960s 646 65 +86% #1,130
1970s 577 58 -11% #1,404
1980s 592 59 +3% #1,503
1990s 885 89 +49% #1,411
2000s 1,289 129 +46% #1,497
2010s 977 98 -24% #1,803
2020s (to 2025) 466 78 -21% #1,998

Where Sabina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 67 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 65 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Sabina is most popular

Girls named Sabina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Washington, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sabina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 32 0.081 +68%
Washington 11 0.076 +58%
New Jersey 13 0.072 +50%
California 59 0.070 +46%
Texas 42 0.052 +9%
Florida 22 0.051 +7%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -14%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -36%
Illinois 7 0.031 -36%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sabina

Sabina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,579 in 2025 with 68 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 8,082 American babies have been named Sabina. Its peak came in 2005, when 140 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sabina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sabina?

The median living Sabina is about 28 years old; half are between 16 and 50. An estimated 5,900 people named Sabina are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sabina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 68 #2,579
2024 71 #2,526
2023 99 #1,998
2022 80 #2,341
2021 72 #2,481
2020 76 #2,336
2019 71 #2,501
2018 105 #1,910
2017 94 #2,084
2016 107 #1,896
2015 95 #2,074
2014 101 #1,980
2013 89 #2,134
2012 98 #1,998
2011 113 #1,803
2010 104 #1,936
2009 135 #1,657
2008 136 #1,656
2007 139 #1,612
2006 134 #1,607
2005 140 #1,499
2004 124 #1,591
2003 120 #1,611
2002 127 #1,497
2001 126 #1,497
2000 108 #1,644
1995 82 #1,774
1990 71 #1,950
1985 52 #2,071
1980 60 #1,828
1975 59 #1,651
1970 75 #1,404
1965 57 #1,480
1960 47 #1,651
1955 29 #2,016
1950 23 #2,044
1945 28 #1,576
1940 27 #1,513
1935 29 #1,377
1930 45 #1,115
1925 50 #1,087
1920 90 #770
1915 79 #751
1910 15 #1,200
1905 16 #957
1900 20 #855
1895 21 #700
1890 11 #867
1885 10 #735
1880 6 #822

Famous people named Sabina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sabina Spielrein Sabina Spielrein Russian physician and psychoanalyst (1885–1942) 19th century
  2. 2 Sabina Babayeva Sabina Babayeva Azerbaijani singer (born 1979) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sabina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sabina?

The median living Sabina is about 28 years old. Half of all living Sabinas are between 16 and 50 years old.

How many people named Sabina are alive today?

An estimated 5,900 people named Sabina are alive in the United States, based on 8,082 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sabina mean?

Name of early saints, Latin Sabīna, feminine of the Roman cognomen Sabīnus (“a Sabine”), from an ancient tribe from Italy.

How popular is the name Sabina in 2025?

Sabina ranked #2,579 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 68 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sabina?

8,082 babies have been named Sabina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sabina most popular?

Sabina peaked in 2005, when 140 newborns received the name.

Is Sabina a boy or girl name?

Sabina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sabina rising or falling?

Sabina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sabina become more popular?

Sabina looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Sabina in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sabina?

Well-known people named Sabina include Sabina Spielrein (psychologist), Sabina Babayeva (singer).

Names like Sabina

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