US rank #1864 Girls' name Peak 2007 3,299 births

Sabine — #1864 US girls' name

3,299 babies named Sabine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1864
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sabine was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

108 babies were named Sabine in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabine

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,299 babies named Sabine between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabine currently holds the #1864 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabine performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 860 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sabine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 497 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabine in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabine 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 3,299 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.

Sabine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,299

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2007

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,864

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
108
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Sabine by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
860 births that decade — 26% of Sabine's all-time total
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Sabine by state

Where Sabine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
497 15.1%
#2 New York
486 14.7%
#3 Texas
194 5.9%
#4 Florida
125 3.8%
#5 Massachusetts
54 1.6%
#6 Washington
48 1.5%
#7 Minnesota
23 0.7%
#8 Illinois
21 0.6%
California share of Sabine's total US births 15.1%
Even split

497 of 3,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Sabine appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabine?
3,299 babies have been named Sabine since 1916. It currently ranks #1864 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 108 births.
When was Sabine most popular?
Sabine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 860 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sabine most popular?
The top states for the name Sabine are California (497 births), New York (486 births), Texas (194 births).
How long has the name Sabine been used?
Sabine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabrina, Sabina, Sabra, 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, 1916–2024 (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.