Girls' name · peaked in 1997
Sabrina name popularity since 1925
142,937 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sabrina. Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Sabrina is about 35 years old in 2026. Sabrina peaked in 1997 as the #53 name for girls, and it ranked #321 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 142,937
- Named Sabrina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #321
- for girls in 2025 (956 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 142,590 girls · 347 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Sabrina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sabrina births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Sabrina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Sabrina became 6× more common, from 1 in 14,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,360.
- Steepest fall: Between 1997 and 2002, its share of baby girls fell by 58%, from 1 in 299 to 1 in 709.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sabrina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sabrina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sabrina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 41 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 4,911 | 0 | #245 |
| 1960s | 12,454 | 31 | #320 |
| 1970s | 24,500 | 99 | #190 |
| 1980s | 24,637 | 113 | #129 |
| 1990s | 38,664 | 83 | #95 |
| 2000s | 22,351 | 21 | #169 |
| 2010s | 10,067 | 0 | #353 |
| 2020–25 | 4,959 | 0 | #321 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
32.6% of babies named Sabrina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Sabrina is most popular
The index compares Sabrina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sabrina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.90× | 9,788 |
| Nevada | 1.75× | 890 |
| Arizona | 1.70× | 3,135 |
| Alaska | 1.52× | 323 |
| California | 1.48× | 22,372 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Sabrina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Sabrina (this page) | 142,590 | 1997 |
| Sabrena | 1,982 | 1970 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sabrina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sabrina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sabrina (1997).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data