Recorded 1947–2002 Girls' name Peak 1971 88 births

Sabena — girls' name

88 babies named Sabena in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51960s271970s151980s51990s262000s5
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sabena was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sabena in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabena

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Sabena between 1947 and 2002, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sabena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabena 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 88 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.

Sabena at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

88

Since 1947

56 years of records

Peak year

1971

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1947

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sabena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1947

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
456789 20021995199019711969196719601947 5

Sabena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 31% of Sabena's all-time total
1940s51950s51960s271970s151980s51990s262000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabena?
88 babies have been named Sabena since 1947. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1971 with 8 births.
When was Sabena most popular?
Sabena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sabena been used?
Sabena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 56 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sabena?
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.

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, 1947–2002 (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.