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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.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈseɪbɪn/ — "SAY-bin" (common English),/saˈbin/ — "sah-BEEN" (Romanian and some other languages)

What is the meaning of the name Sabin ?

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.

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Sabin – Popularity by country

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:

France
United States
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Sabin

Sabin is predominantly a boy's name.
Sabin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈseɪbɪn/ — "SAY-bin" (common English),/saˈbin/ — "sah-BEEN" (Romanian and some other languages).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sabinus, Sabine, Sabina and Sabino.
Yes — Sabin ranked #169 in Sweden in 2007, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Sabin ranks highest in Sweden (#169 in 2007).
Sabin's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #409 in 2010 to #389 in 2020 in France.