Given name & surname
Sabella
“my God is bountiful”·“one who is sleek”
In English use, Sabella is a short form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Sabella is a variant of Sable. One English interpretation is “one who is sleek.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Sabella is a short form of Isabel. In Spanish use, Isabel carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Sabella is a variant of Sable. One English interpretation is “one who is sleek.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sabella is a variant of Sable. An origin associated with Sable is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Sabella is a diminutive of Isabella.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sabella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,331
- 0 boys · 1,331 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,442 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,442 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 83 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 924 as a first name in 2020; 1,787 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sabella’s family of names
In English usage, Sabella is a diminutive of Isabella. Sabella has a related form in Sable. Sabella is a short form of Isabel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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