girls' name ★ peaked 1997

Sabrina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #321 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

A female given name from the Celtic languages, in regular but quiet use after the release of the film Sabrina (1954).

Rank 2025
#321
among girls · ↑39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
956
named Sabrina · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,681
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
5,823 babies
All-time total
142,948
#282 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Sabrina popularity over time

142,948 babies have been named Sabrina 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
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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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 11 – 11 1 – #4,729
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 6 – 6 1 – #4,177
1940s 41 – 41 4 +583% #3,558
1950s 4,911 – 4,911 491 +11878% #245
1960s 12,454 31 12,485 1,249 +154% #133
1970s 24,500 99 24,599 2,460 +97% #63
1980s 24,637 113 24,750 2,475 +1% #110
1990s 38,664 83 38,747 3,875 +57% #53
2000s 22,351 21 22,372 2,237 -42% #92
2010s 10,067 – 10,067 1,007 -55% #220
2020s (to 2025) 4,959 – 4,959 827 -18% #321

Where Sabrina 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 983 0.61 #308
2027 1,007 0.63 #304
2028 1,028 0.64 #300
2029 1,046 0.65 #293
2030 1,061 0.66 #290

Where Sabrina is most popular

Girls named Sabrina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.512 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Connecticut, and Florida.

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 Sabrina 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
Nevada 51 1.10 +114%
Connecticut 61 1.05 +105%
Florida 419 0.979 +91%
New Jersey 158 0.875 +71%
Iowa 49 0.839 +64%
Oregon 50 0.768 +50%
Minnesota 80 0.741 +45%
Utah 60 0.721 +41%
Ohio 171 0.721 +41%
Maryland 76 0.717 +40%
New York 275 0.694 +36%
Pennsylvania 160 0.677 +32%
California 566 0.673 +31%
Massachusetts 80 0.662 +29%
Kansas 38 0.659 +29%
Washington 95 0.658 +28%
Illinois 150 0.655 +28%
Michigan 108 0.593 +16%
Arizona 82 0.584 +14%
Virginia 99 0.581 +13%
Wisconsin 57 0.553 +8%
Hawaii 6 0.523 ≈ national
Missouri 63 0.523 ≈ national
Colorado 58 0.520 ≈ national
Texas 410 0.510 ≈ national
Tennessee 76 0.480 -6%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -6%
Indiana 67 0.477 -7%
Oklahoma 35 0.476 -7%
Georgia 102 0.449 -12%
Delaware 5 0.441 -14%
North Carolina 99 0.435 -15%
South Carolina 38 0.423 -17%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -18%
Kentucky 34 0.398 -22%
Nebraska 12 0.334 -35%
Maine 5 0.323 -37%
Louisiana 26 0.297 -42%
New Mexico 7 0.288 -44%
Alabama 25 0.266 -48%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -54%
Arkansas 12 0.227 -56%
Idaho 6 0.179 -65%
Alaska – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Sabrina

Sabrina is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #321 in 2025 with 956 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 142,948 American babies have been named Sabrina. Its peak came in 1997, when 5,823 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Sabrina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sabrina?

The median living Sabrina is about 33 years old; half are between 25 and 47. An estimated 138 thousand people named Sabrina are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Sabrina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 956 #321 – –
2024 872 #360 – –
2023 776 #396 – –
2022 761 #413 – –
2021 790 #402 – –
2020 804 #388 – –
2019 788 #392 – –
2018 737 #428 – –
2017 740 #433 – –
2016 881 #370 – –
2015 926 #353 – –
2014 1,009 #333 – –
2013 1,132 #281 – –
2012 1,191 #273 – –
2011 1,230 #261 – –
2010 1,433 #220 – –
2009 1,512 #214 – –
2008 1,824 #185 – –
2007 1,729 #197 – –
2006 1,795 #196 – –
2005 1,979 #169 5 #12,989
2004 2,190 #150 7 #9,749
2003 2,398 #137 – –
2002 2,533 #135 – –
2001 2,921 #116 – –
2000 3,470 #92 9 #7,289
1995 3,534 #95 10 #5,829
1990 2,722 #118 12 #4,626
1985 2,267 #129 12 #3,761
1980 2,779 #113 9 #4,437
1975 1,327 #190 5 #6,168
1970 3,569 #107 10 #3,243
1965 789 #320 – –
1960 983 #294 – –
1955 1,121 #245 – –
1950 12 #3,198 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 6 #4,269 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Sabrina

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

  1. 1 Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1999) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sabrina Salerno Sabrina Salerno Italian singer (born 1968) Contemporary
  3. 3 Sabrina Bryan Sabrina Bryan American singer (born 1984) Contemporary
  4. 4 Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski American physicist (born 1993) Contemporary
  5. 5 Sabrina Lloyd American actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  6. 6 Sabrina Ferilli Sabrina Ferilli Italian actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  7. 7 Sabrina Sabrina Musical artist b. 1982 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Sabrina Goleš Croatian tennis player b. 1965 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sabrina?

The median living Sabrina is about 33 years old. Half of all living Sabrinas are between 25 and 47 years old.

How many people named Sabrina are alive today?

An estimated 138 thousand people named Sabrina are alive in the United States, based on 142,948 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sabrina mean?

A female given name from the Celtic languages, in regular but quiet use after the release of the film Sabrina (1954).

How popular is the name Sabrina in 2025?

Sabrina ranked #321 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 956 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sabrina?

142,948 babies have been named Sabrina in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sabrina most popular?

Sabrina peaked in 1997, when 5,823 newborns received the name.

Is Sabrina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sabrina rising or falling?

Sabrina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sabrina become more popular?

Sabrina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,061 girls named Sabrina in 2030, which would rank around #290. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sabrina?

Well-known people named Sabrina include Sabrina Carpenter (actor), Sabrina Salerno (singer), Sabrina Bryan (singer).

Names like Sabrina

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

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