Boys' name · since 1976
Sabian
Sabian has 952 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,234 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 952
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sabian currently ranks #6234 among boys' names in America, with 952 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabian has been recorded 952 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #6234 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,234 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 952 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabian ranks #5,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,234 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 952 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,234 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 952
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sabian's 952 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sabian compares
952 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sabian's all-time total is 158% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sabian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 952 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sabian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sabian splits its recorded history at 2006: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sabian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sabian popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1995 (Sabian as girls' name)
Sabian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (436 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Sabian's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sabian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 436 births (46% of all-time use).
How Sabian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sabian's total volume
Sabian by state
Where Sabian concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 110 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 38 | 4.0% |
| #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% |
110 of 952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Sabian appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sabian's data
- Sabian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sabians (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sabian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sabian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.