US rank #11080 Girls' name Peak 1961 4,952 births

Sabra — #11080 US girls' name

4,952 babies named Sabra in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11080
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Sabra was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

155 babies were named Sabra in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabra

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,952 babies named Sabra between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabra currently holds the #11080 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 155 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 879 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Sabra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 388 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabra in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabra 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 4,952 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.

Sabra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,952

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1961

155 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#11,080

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabra popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
155
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Sabra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
879 births that decade — 18% of Sabra's all-time total
1880s491890s601900s731910s1361920s1651930s3351940s4171950s5141960s8791970s5551980s6481990s6402000s2992010s1522020s30

Sabra by state

Where Sabra concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
388 7.8%
#2 California
243 4.9%
#3 North Carolina
99 2.0%
#4 Oklahoma
78 1.6%
#5 Florida
38 0.8%
#6 Indiana
33 0.7%
#7 New York
31 0.6%
#8 Tennessee
31 0.6%
Texas share of Sabra's total US births 7.8%
Even split

388 of 4,952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Sabra appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabra?
4,952 babies have been named Sabra since 1880. It currently ranks #11080 among girls. The peak year was 1961 with 155 births.
When was Sabra most popular?
Sabra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 879 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Sabra most popular?
The top states for the name Sabra are Texas (388 births), California (243 births), North Carolina (99 births).
How long has the name Sabra been used?
Sabra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabrina, Sabina, 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.