Given name & surname
Sabina
“of an ancient culture”
Sabina is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “of an ancient culture.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “of an ancient culture.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sabina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,082
- 0 boys · 8,082 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 140 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,579 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,579 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 140 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,932 as a first name in 2020; 512 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.
Sabina’s family of names
In Czech usage, Sabina has a diminutive in SABINKA. In Latin usage, Sabina has a later derivative in Sébrina. In English usage, Sabina has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sabrina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sabina has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- SabrinaFrench
- Binaequivalent
- Sibiequivalent
- Sabinwym
- ΣαβίναGreek
- Sébrinaderivative · Spanish, French
- Sadhbhoriginal
- Zabinaequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sabina
- Sabina Babayevasinger from Azerbaijanborn 1979
- Sabina SpielreinRussian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts (1885–1942)
- Sabina GuzzantiItalian actress, screenwriter, and film director (born 1963)
- Sabina BermanMexican poet, playwright and film directorborn 1955
- Sabina of Brandenburg-AnsbachGerman princess1529–1575
- Sabina of Bavaria, Duchess of WürttembergBavarian Duchess1492–1564
- Savina YannatouGreek singer and composerborn 1959
- Sabina AltynbekovaKazakhstani volleyball playerborn 1996
- Sabina ValbusaItalian cross-country skierborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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