Boys' name · since 1917
Sabin
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.
- #6,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 713
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sabin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 713 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabin has been recorded 713 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1917 to 2024.
- #6,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 713 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sabin ranks #6,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 713 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 713
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sabin's 713 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sabin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sabin's full recorded timeline at 1995, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sabin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Sabin popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1999 (Sabin as girls' name)
Sabin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (196 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Sabin's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Sabin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 196 births (27% of all-time use).
How Sabin 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 Sabin's total volume
Sabin by state
Where Sabin concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
10 of 713 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sabin's data
- Sabin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sabins (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sabin: 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 (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Sabin 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.