US rank #8473 Boys' name Peak 1999 938 births

Sabian — #8473 US boys' name

938 babies named Sabian in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311990s2132000s4362010s1982020s60
#8473
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Sabian was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

93 babies were named Sabian in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabian

The Social Security Administration has registered 938 babies named Sabian between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sabian currently holds the #8473 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 436 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sabian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabian in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabian 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 938 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.

Sabian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

938

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1999

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,473

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
93
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419791976 10

Sabian popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1995 (Sabian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2001199919961995 5

Sabian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
436 births that decade — 46% of Sabian's all-time total
1970s311990s2132000s4362010s1982020s60

Sabian by state

Where Sabian concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
110 11.7%
#2 California
38 4.1%
#3 Florida
13 1.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 1.2%
#5 Georgia
7 0.7%
#6 Arizona
6 0.6%
#7 Kansas
5 0.5%
#8 New York
5 0.5%
Texas share of Sabian's total US births 11.7%
Even split

110 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Sabian appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabian?
938 babies have been named Sabian since 1976. It currently ranks #8473 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 93 births.
When was Sabian most popular?
Sabian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 436 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Sabian most popular?
The top states for the name Sabian are Texas (110 births), California (38 births), Florida (13 births).
How long has the name Sabian been used?
Sabian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabastian, Sabino, Sabir, Sabas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.