Sabrina
Sabrina was the 321st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 956 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 53rd with 5,816 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 32 places. More babies were named Sabrina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Latin name of the river Severn · Latin, Celtic
Say it suh-BREE-nuh /səˈbrinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #321 girls, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 956girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19975,816 babies
- Total since 1880
- 142,948babies recorded
What does the name Sabrina mean?
Sabrina is the Latin name of the River Severn in Britain. In legend, told by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was a princess drowned in the river, which was then named after her; Wiktionary calls her a legendary Celtic princess, and Yonge's 1884 index glosses Sabrina "the Severn". The river name itself is very old and of unknown meaning. The film Sabrina (1954) brought it into steady use.
Sabrina (Latin, “the River Severn (pre-Roman name, meaning unknown)”)
How sure is this? Well established. The river link is established; the meaning of the river name is not known.
Related names: Sabryna, Brina.
See also: Latin names, names that mean water, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sabrina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names, new ed. (1884), index s.v. 'Sabrina' (19th-century work; used for dated usage facts only), Macmillan (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Sabrina', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Nicknames for Sabrina
The usual nicknames for Sabrina are Bri.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bri · also for Brielle, Brianna, Briella | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Sabrinas go by each one.
Sabrina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 347 since 1967.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #321 | 956 |
| 2020 | #388 | 804 |
| 2010 | #220 | 1,433 |
| 2000 | #92 | 3,470 |
| 1990 | #118 | 2,722 |
| 1980 | #113 | 2,779 |
| 1970 | #107 | 3,569 |
| 1960 | #294 | 983 |
| 1950 | #3,198 | 12 |
| 1940 | #4,269 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sabrina, counting every spelling?
Sabrina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #344 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #321 for Sabrina on its own. Together these spellings went to 961 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina | 956 | #321 | 4,155 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sabrina?
956 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sabrina (0.27 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sabrina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sabrina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sabrina?
About 136,900 people born in the US named Sabrina are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 26 and 48. That makes Sabrina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sabrina by state
How common Sabrina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.1×), Connecticut (2.0×), Florida (1.9×), New Jersey (1.7×), Iowa (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, Arkansas, Mississippi.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sabrina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sabrina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Sabrina · Sibling names for Sabrina
Questions about the name Sabrina
What does Sabrina mean?
Sabrina means “Latin name of the river Severn” (Latin, Celtic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sabrina?
Sabrina was the 321st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 956 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 53rd with 5,816 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 32 places. More babies were named Sabrina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Sabrina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sabrina in the US.
Where is Sabrina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sabrina was most common in Nevada (1.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Florida.