Given name & surname
Sabin
“sabine woman”·“of a tribe in ancient Italy”·“of a tribe of ancient Italy”
Sabin is a variant of Sabine. Interpretations include “sabine woman” (Latin) and “of a tribe in ancient Italy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Sabin is a variant of Sabino. One Latin interpretation is “of a tribe of ancient Italy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sabin is a variant of Sabine. Interpretations include “sabine woman” (Latin) and “of a tribe in ancient Italy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Sabin is a variant of Sabino. One Latin interpretation is “of a tribe of ancient Italy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sabin is a variant of Sabine. An origin associated with Sabine is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Basque usage, Sabin developed from SABINUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sabin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 719
- 713 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,111 as a first name in 2020; 5,139 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.
Sabin’s family of names
In English usage, Sabin as a surname has a short form in Sabey. In Basque usage, Sabin developed from the Latin form SABINUS. Sabin has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Sabina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sabin has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sabin
- Sabin of BulgariaBullgarian ruler800–766
- Sabin MerinoSpanish association football playerborn 1992
- Sabin CarrAmerican pole vaulter (1904-1983)
- Sabin BerthelotFrench naturalist and ethnologist (1794–1880)
- Sabino BilbaoSpanish footballer (1897-1983)
- Sabin TambreaGerman-Romanian actorborn 1984
- Sabin IlieRomanian footballerborn 1975
- Sabin BălașaRomanian artist (1932-2008)
- Sabin ManuilăRomanian sociologist and demographer1894–1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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