US rank #7794 Boys' name Peak 1999 713 births

Sabin — #7794 US boys' name

713 babies named Sabin in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81940s51950s151960s281970s1181980s301990s1272000s1962010s1462020s40
#7794
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sabin was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sabin in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabin

The Social Security Administration has registered 713 babies named Sabin between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sabin currently holds the #7794 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sabin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sabin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabin 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 713 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.

Sabin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

713

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1999

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,794

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
27
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
051015202530 202420152007199919911978197019421917 8

Sabin popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1999 (Sabin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1999 6

Sabin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
196 births that decade — 27% of Sabin's all-time total
1910s81940s51950s151960s281970s1181980s301990s1272000s1962010s1462020s40

Sabin by state

Where Sabin concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sabin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.4%
California share of Sabin's total US births 1.4%

10 of 713 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabin?
713 babies have been named Sabin since 1917. It currently ranks #7794 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 27 births.
When was Sabin most popular?
Sabin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Sabin most popular?
The top states for the name Sabin are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sabin been used?
Sabin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabastian, Sabino, Sabian, Sabir, 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, 1917–2024 (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.