Sabrina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the River Severn; Romano-British origin.
How Sabrina has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #353 |
| 2016 | #371 |
| 2017 | #433 |
| 2018 | #429 |
| 2019 | #392 |
| 2020 | #388 |
| 2021 | #398 |
| 2022 | #413 |
| 2023 | #396 |
| 2024 | #357 |
| 2025 | #321 |
Sabrina by the numbers
In 2025, 98 babies in England and Wales were named Sabrina. In the US, 732 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 5,816 babies in 1997, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 510 American girls born that year was called Sabrina.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sabrina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sarinaprincess; a form of Sarah131 in the US (2017)
- Sabinafrom the Sabine people94 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinpatient or enduring; feminine form of sabir15 in the US (2017)
- Sabriapatient; feminine form of sabri8 in the US (2017)
- Sabriyapatient, enduring7 in the US (2017)
- Sabrynapatient, enduring; modern spelling of Sabrina6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sabrina
Names that are said the same way as Sabrina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a river
Like Sabrina, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Guadaluperiver of the wolf439 in the US (2017)
- Rioriver305 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sabrina
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