US rank #3843 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,297 births

Sabella — #3843 US girls' name

1,297 babies named Sabella in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s202000s2552010s7032020s285
#3843
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Sabella was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

83 babies were named Sabella in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabella

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,297 babies named Sabella between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabella currently holds the #3843 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 703 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sabella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabella in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,297 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sabella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,297

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2016

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,843

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
83
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199819881986 8

Sabella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
703 births that decade — 54% of Sabella's all-time total
1980s341990s202000s2552010s7032020s285

Sabella by state

Where Sabella concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 10.3%
#2 Texas
101 7.8%
#3 Florida
84 6.5%
#4 New York
46 3.5%
#5 Ohio
12 0.9%
#6 Georgia
11 0.8%
#7 North Carolina
10 0.8%
#8 Virginia
8 0.6%
California share of Sabella's total US births 10.3%
Even split

134 of 1,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sabella appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabella?
1,297 babies have been named Sabella since 1986. It currently ranks #3843 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 83 births.
When was Sabella most popular?
Sabella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 703 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Sabella most popular?
The top states for the name Sabella are California (134 births), Texas (101 births), Florida (84 births).
How long has the name Sabella been used?
Sabella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabrina, Sabina, Sabra, Sabine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.