US rank #357 Girls' name Peak 1997 141,633 births

Sabrina — #357 US girls' name

141,633 babies named Sabrina in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111930s61940s411950s49111960s124541970s244991980s246371990s386632000s223472010s100652020s3999
#357
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

5,816 babies were named Sabrina in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabrina

The Social Security Administration has registered 141,633 babies named Sabrina between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sabrina currently holds the #357 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 5,816 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabrina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38,663 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sabrina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22,221 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sabrina in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabrina 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 141,633 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.

Sabrina at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

141,633

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1997

5,816 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#357

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sabrina popularity over time — girls

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

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1997)
5,816
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,000 202420132002199119801969195819431916 5

Sabrina popularity over time — boys

347 total births recorded since 1967 (Sabrina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 347 births
0510152025 20051996199119861981197619701967 11

Sabrina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38,663 births that decade — 27% of Sabrina's all-time total
1910s111930s61940s411950s49111960s124541970s244991980s246371990s386632000s223472010s100652020s3999

Sabrina by state

Where Sabrina concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sabrina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22,221 15.7%
#2 New York
13,084 9.2%
#3 Texas
11,950 8.4%
#4 Florida
9,692 6.8%
#5 Illinois
5,677 4.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
4,818 3.4%
#7 Georgia
4,611 3.3%
#8 Ohio
4,543 3.2%
California share of Sabrina's total US births 15.7%
Even split

22,221 of 141,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Sabrina appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabrina?
141,633 babies have been named Sabrina since 1916. It currently ranks #357 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 5,816 births.
When was Sabrina most popular?
Sabrina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38,663 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Sabrina most popular?
The top states for the name Sabrina are California (22,221 births), New York (13,084 births), Texas (11,950 births).
How long has the name Sabrina been used?
Sabrina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sabrina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabina, 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, 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.