Given name & surname
Sabine
“sabine woman”·“of a tribe in ancient Italy”
Sabine is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “sabine woman” (Latin) and “of a tribe in ancient Italy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “sabine woman” (Latin) and “of a tribe in ancient Italy” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sabine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,387
- 0 boys · 3,387 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 87
- #2,151 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 87 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,151 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,490 as a first name in 2020; 739 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.
Sabine’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Sabine has a diminutive in BIENE. In German usage, Sabine has a related form in Sabina. In French usage, Sabine has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Sabina.
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Around the world
Sabine has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
14 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Sabrinaequivalent
- SavinaItalian
- SabienDutch
- ΣαβίναGreek
- Sabieneequivalent
- Zabineequivalent
- СабинаBulgarian
- XabadinBasque
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sabine
- Sabine LisickiGerman tennis playerborn 1989
- Sabine Bergmann-PohlGerman politician, last leader of East Germanyborn 1946
- Sabine AzémaFrench actress and directorborn 1949
- Sabine BraunGerman heptathleteborn 1965
- Sabine BuschEast German athleteborn 1962
- Sabine Baring-GouldEnglish hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924)
- Sabine HossenfelderGerman theoretical physicistborn 1976
- Sabine SpitzGerman cyclistborn 1971
- Sabine JohnEast German heptathleteborn 1957
Characters named Sabine: Sabine Wren (the Star Wars universe).
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