US rank #2500 Girls' name Peak 2005 8,014 births

Sabina — #2500 US girls' name

8,014 babies named Sabina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2500
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Sabina was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

140 babies were named Sabina in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabina

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,014 babies named Sabina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabina currently holds the #2500 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 140 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Sabina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabina in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabina 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 8,014 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.

Sabina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,014

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2005

140 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,500

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
140
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Sabina by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,289 births that decade — 16% of Sabina's all-time total
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Sabina by state

Where Sabina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,208 15.1%
#2 California
1,073 13.4%
#3 Texas
508 6.3%
#4 Illinois
406 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
299 3.7%
#6 New Jersey
230 2.9%
#7 Massachusetts
145 1.8%
#8 Florida
142 1.8%
New York share of Sabina's total US births 15.1%
Even split

1,208 of 8,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Sabina appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabina?
8,014 babies have been named Sabina since 1880. It currently ranks #2500 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 140 births.
When was Sabina most popular?
Sabina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,289 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Sabina most popular?
The top states for the name Sabina are New York (1,208 births), California (1,073 births), Texas (508 births).
How long has the name Sabina been used?
Sabina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabrina, Sabra, Sabine, Sabrena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.