Sabriel
Sabriel is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 1995. It is the first in his Old Kingdom series, followed by Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand, and Terciel and Elinor.
Meaning & Origin of Sabriel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sabriel is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 1995. It is the first in his Old Kingdom series, followed by Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand, and Terciel and Elinor.
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The Story of Sabriel
As a girl name
American parents first put Sabriel on the record books as a girl name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 13 Sabriels were born — ranking #8,714 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Sabriels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 159 Sabriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Sabriel on the record books as a boy name in 2006, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 12 Sabriels were born — ranking #6,578 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Sabriels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 45 Sabriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sabriel
Sabriel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 159 births in the dataset. Sabriel's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #8,714. Use the chart and map above to compare Sabriel'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 .
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