The baby name Sabin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈseɪbɪn/ — "SAY-bin" (common English),/saˈbin/ — "sah-BEEN" (Romanian and some other languages).
Sabin is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Sabin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈseɪbɪn/ — "SAY-bin" (common English),/saˈbin/ — "sah-BEEN" (Romanian and some other languages).
Sabin is Latin in Origin.
Sabin traces to Latin Sabinus, an ethnonym meaning “a Sabine,” referring to the ancient Italic tribe neighboring early Rome. The name moved through Late Latin into Romance languages: French Sabin and Romanian Sabin, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese Sabino (fem. Sabina), and the feminine Sabine in French and German. Related forms include the learned Latin Sabinus and the regional form Savin; use as a surname is also well attested.
Borne by several early Christian bishops and martyrs - such as Saints Sabinus of Spoleto, Piacenza, and Canosa - the name persisted across late antiquity and the Middle Ages, especially in Catholic regions. It remains familiar in Romania and appears sporadically in France and Italy; in English-speaking countries Sabin is rare as a given name but recognizable via the surname (e.g., virologist Albert Sabin). Its meaning evokes “man of the Sabine people,” often associated with steadfast, rustic Roman virtues.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #73 | 7 | 3,375 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2007 | #169 | 3 | 1,297 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #205 | 15 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #283 | 34 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #287 | 11 | 7,909 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #295 | 500 | 18,093 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #398 | 9 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #412 | 16 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #491 | 25 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #498 | 56 | 17,937 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #533 | 21 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #537 | 9 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #539 | 9 | 10,981 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #566 | 11 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #599 | 19 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #633 | 26 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #637 | 133 | 18,755 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #648 | 7 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #692 | 37 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #721 | 388 | 22,615 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #757 | 125 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #810 | 121 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #829 | 1,035 | 28,008 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #845 | 91 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #897 | 216 | 25,439 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #966 | 36 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #976 | 19 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,093 | 84 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,276 | 196 | 10,046 |
Sabin is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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