Sabine

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A few things about Sabine you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sabine

Sabine Lisicki

German tennis player

Choose Sabine and your child shares a first name with Sabine Lisicki, a German tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sabine, like who?” Sabine Lisicki's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,484 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Sabine, 87 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sabine would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySabine first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #1,852.
• 🚀TrendSabine has climbed 384 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,139. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSabine is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #873. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Sabine means “of the Sabine people”. Our records link it to French, German and Latin roots.

About the name Sabine

Sabine is a girl name of French, German and Latin origin meaning “of the Sabine people”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ine”. US birth records list Sabine for girls from 1916 to 2025, in 72 of those 110 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #1,852 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,139, with 87 babies.

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