Sabina
Sabina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Swedish, Ancient Roman, Azerbaijani.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Sabina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sabina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Swedish, Ancient Roman, Azerbaijani.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovene
- Russian
- Croatian
- Swedish
- Ancient Roman
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Sabina
Sabina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 140 births, good for #1,494 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,297 among baby girl names with 81 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 8K Sabinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sabina
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Names that sound like Sabina
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About the name Sabina
Sabina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Sabina's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #589. Use the chart and map above to compare Sabina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.