Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Sabine

Meaning of one Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,151 Trend ↑ Rising 43%

From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).

Rank 2025
#2,151
among girls · ↓286 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
87
named Sabine · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,474
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
108 babies
All-time total
3,387
#3,328 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Sabine popularity over time

3,387 babies have been named Sabine since 1916, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 5 1 – #5,048
1920s 5 1 0% #5,746
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 44 4 – #2,740
1960s 246 25 +459% #2,048
1970s 267 27 +9% #2,037
1980s 241 24 -10% #3,052
1990s 364 36 +51% #2,132
2000s 839 84 +130% #1,922
2010s 860 86 +3% #1,952
2020s (to 2025) 516 86 0% #1,865

Where Sabine 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 92 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 101 0.06 outside top 500
2029 105 0.07 outside top 500
2030 108 0.07 outside top 500

Where Sabine is most popular

Girls named Sabine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.055 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, California, and New York.

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 Sabine 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
Massachusetts 12 0.099 +80%
California 78 0.093 +68%
New York 35 0.088 +60%
Virginia 13 0.076 +38%
Minnesota 7 0.065 +17%
Texas 48 0.060 +8%
Colorado 5 0.045 -19%
Arizona 5 0.036 -35%
Florida 15 0.035 -37%
Washington 5 0.035 -37%
Illinois 6 0.026 -53%
Ohio 5 0.021 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Sabine

Sabine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,151 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 3,387 American babies have been named Sabine. Its peak came in 2007, when 108 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 Sabine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sabine?

The median living Sabine is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 32. An estimated 3,300 people named Sabine are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Sabine year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 87 #2,151
2024 108 #1,865
2023 86 #2,206
2022 91 #2,120
2021 76 #2,381
2020 68 #2,546
2019 70 #2,532
2018 64 #2,707
2017 95 #2,071
2016 78 #2,409
2015 95 #2,075
2014 97 #2,033
2013 92 #2,092
2012 101 #1,952
2011 70 #2,583
2010 98 #2,041
2009 106 #1,975
2008 101 #2,050
2007 108 #1,922
2006 92 #2,124
2005 90 #2,084
2004 63 #2,644
2003 74 #2,299
2002 81 #2,110
2001 69 #2,323
2000 55 #2,700
1995 36 #3,204
1990 25 #4,095
1985 23 #3,710
1980 29 #3,052
1975 24 #3,032
1970 41 #2,037
1965 26 #2,394
1960 12 #3,879
1955 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Sabine

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

  1. 1 Sabine Lisicki Sabine Lisicki German tennis player (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Sabine Bergmann-Pohl German politician, last leader of East Germany b. 1946 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Sabine Meyer Sabine Meyer German clarinetist (born 1959) Contemporary
  4. 4 Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma French actress and director b. 1949 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Sabine Appelmans Sabine Appelmans Belgian tennis player b. 1972 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger German politician b. 1951 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Sabine Braun German athlete (born 1965) Contemporary
  8. 8 Sabine Busch Sabine Busch East German athlete b. 1962 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Sabine Spitz Sabine Spitz German cyclist (born 1971) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sabine?

The median living Sabine is about 18 years old. Half of all living Sabines are between 10 and 32 years old.

How many people named Sabine are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Sabine are alive in the United States, based on 3,387 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sabine mean?

From Latin Sabinus. The name is said to mean "of one's own," from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰ-, *swebʰ- (“one's own”).

How popular is the name Sabine in 2025?

Sabine ranked #2,151 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sabine?

3,387 babies have been named Sabine in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sabine most popular?

Sabine peaked in 2007, when 108 newborns received the name.

Is Sabine a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sabine rising or falling?

Sabine has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sabine become more popular?

Sabine is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 108 girls named Sabine in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sabine?

Well-known people named Sabine include Sabine Lisicki (tennis player), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (politician), Sabine Meyer (musician).

Names like Sabine

Names that sound and feel close to Sabine: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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