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The baby name Sabrina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-BREE-nuh (IPA: /səˈbriːnə/).

Sabrina is Celtic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Celtic
Pronunciation: suh-BREE-nuh (IPA: /səˈbriːnə/)

What is the meaning of the name Sabrina ?

The baby name Sabrina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-BREE-nuh (IPA: /səˈbriːnə/).

Sabrina is Celtic in Origin.

Rooted in Brittonic Celtic, Sabrina is the Latinized name of the River Severn (Welsh Hafren) and of the legendary princess or nymph tied to its origin tale. Geoffrey of Monmouth recounts Habren drowned in the river that then bore her name; Milton’s Comus later cast Sabrina as a benign water spirit. The exact meaning is uncertain, but the name broadly signifies “Severn” or “one from the Severn.”

As a given name it was uncommon until the 20th century, then surged after the play Sabrina Fair (1953) and Audrey Hepburn’s film (1954), with later boosts from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. International spellings include Sabrine (French), Zabrina, and Sabryna; short forms Brina, Rina, and Sabby. Italian, Spanish, German, and English use Sabrina unchanged. Distinct but often conflated is Sabina (“Sabine woman”); in Arabic-speaking contexts, Sabreen/Sabrin are related modern forms with a separate root meaning “patience.”

Sabrina has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Sabrina

Sabrina Carpenter Actor · Born 1999 · United States Sabrina Carpenter is an American singer, songwriter, and actress best known for playing Maya Hart on Girl Meets World and for songs like "Nonsense" and "Espresso." Born on May 11, 1999, she first gained widespread attention through her Disney Channel role before building a successful music career. Sabrina Ferilli Actor · Born 1964 · Italy Sabrina Ferilli is an Italian actress best known for her work in film and theatre. She has appeared in movies like Me, Myself and Her and has won major Italian awards including five Nastro d'Argento, a Globo d'oro, and six Ciak d'oro, along with four David di Donatello nominations. Sabrina Salerno Actor · Born 1968 · Italy Sabrina Salerno, best known as the Italian pop singer Sabrina, rose to fame with international dance-pop hits like "Boys (Summertime Love)," "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)," and "Hot Girl." She is also a songwriter, model, actress, and television presenter.
Sabrina Bryan Actor|musician · Born 1984 · United States Sabrina Bryan is an American singer and actress best known as a member of the Cheetah Girls. She starred in the Disney Channel movies The Cheetah Girls, The Cheetah Girls 2, and The Cheetah Girls: One World. Sabrina Ouazani Actor · Born 1988 · France Sabrina Ouazani is a French actress best known for playing Frida in Games of Love and Chance and Charlotte Ben Smires in Netflix’s The Hook Up Plan. Born on 6 December 1988, she is of Algerian descent and has built an international profile through those standout roles. Sabrina Lloyd Actor · Born 1970 · United States Sabrina Lloyd is an American retired actress best known for playing Wade Welles on the sci-fi series Sliders. She also appeared as Natalie Hurley on Sports Night and Kelly Charles in Father Hood (1993).

Celebrity babies named Sabrina

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Sabrina Sakaë Mottola Sodi Thalía television actor ★★★★★

Sabrina – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
BD Girls 0 #22 1,161 8,413
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
Germany Girls 0 #23 14,026 4,949
BN 0 #26 7 2,297
DJ Girls 0 #26 4 488
Austria Girls 0 #31 3,176 1,885
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
Austria 0 #34 366 850
IT Girls 0 #34 74,780 9,415
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
MT 0 #38 6 1,767
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
LU 0 #40 27 2,830
LU Girls 0 #42 205 4,850
IT Girls 2005 #43 1,205 48
BR Girls 0 #47 9,081 12,708
Germany 0 #47 1,052 2,542
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
Austria Girls 2004 #55 123 59
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
BN Girls 0 #58 49 5,459
TW 0 #62 39 4,523
CN 0 #64 22 3,857
MT Girls 0 #64 93 3,773
JM 0 #66 22 3,714
AZ Girls 0 #69 7 1,051
JP 0 #72 6 4,057
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
TW Girls 0 #76 265 8,139
IT 0 #77 4,481 4,183
SI 0 #77 4 1,612
AF Girls 0 #80 15 2,402
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
BR 0 #83 455 5,969
ID Girls 0 #83 16 3,319
RS 0 #84 1 923
AR 0 #86 110 2,915
JM Girls 0 #87 235 7,507
MD Girls 0 #87 6 865
UY Girls 0 #92 1,372 6,731
AR Girls 0 #94 2,019 8,289
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
UY 0 #99 83 2,477
MU Girls 0 #100 366 8,539
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
BD 0 #101 141 5,992
PH 0 #104 7 5,607
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
DZ 0 #113 7,519 20,130
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
PA 0 #118 13 3,797
Norway Girls 2025 #119 8 453
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
DK Girls 0 #123 283 7,429
MU 0 #125 12 3,613
Switzerland Girls 2024 #131 5 1,786
RS Girls 0 #133 5 1,651
EE Girls 0 #134 9 1,888
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
CR 0 #144 15 5,526
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
CN Girls 0 #151 262 8,829
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
PR Girls 0 #151 11 3,171
SG Girls 0 #153 730 18,916
SI Girls 0 #155 20 2,769
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
SG 0 #163 110 11,010
MY 0 #165 179 12,352
DK 0 #171 33 5,198
Sweden Girls 2022 #172 8 1,568
MY Girls 0 #174 2,042 24,821
NL Girls 0 #174 2,245 5,933
MO Girls 0 #175 77 7,056
HR 0 #176 6 2,081
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
Belgium Girls 2015 #178 24 413
TN 0 #181 2,839 13,765
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
AL Girls 0 #191 32 4,141
AO Girls 0 #192 18 4,575
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
JP Girls 0 #202 44 6,592
PS 0 #203 16 5,692
BG Girls 0 #205 19 3,559
EC Girls 0 #206 34 3,650
PL 0 #206 7 2,600
Canada Girls 2024 #210 76 2,795
PT 0 #210 37 4,161
NA Girls 0 #211 14 7,146
OM Girls 0 #211 190 15,987
GR Girls 0 #217 26 6,293
HU Girls 0 #218 8 3,308
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
PT Girls 0 #222 352 7,952
QA Girls 0 #223 94 15,378
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
KZ Girls 0 #242 80 5,862
NL 0 #242 156 2,481
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
HR Girls 0 #252 38 3,687
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
IL 0 #259 16 6,291
HK Girls 0 #270 482 16,104
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
PH Girls 0 #276 116 13,098
MA 0 #277 3,316 20,986
HK 0 #283 66 8,483
PL Girls 0 #286 69 5,096
SA 0 #286 10 10,560
JO Girls 0 #290 36 7,570
PE 0 #290 21 6,350
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
GT 0 #294 21 5,948
Canada Boys 1995 #296 8 1,834
CZ Girls 0 #298 44 5,378
Finland 0 #298 10 830
AL Boys 0 #300 4 5,122
RU Girls 0 #304 231 11,913
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
United States Girls 2024 #313 869 8,487
AE Girls 0 #313 244 20,968
SD Girls 0 #313 33 7,678
GH Girls 0 #314 11 6,973
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
Spain Girls 0 #330 1,226 5,561
CR Girls 0 #333 211 11,342
Finland Girls 0 #344 48 1,368
Spain 0 #350 103 2,326
France Girls 2021 #354 52 3,185
BO 0 #355 27 6,868
YE 0 #356 26 8,639
CL 0 #357 55 6,867
PA Girls 0 #364 121 9,861
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PS Girls 0 #368 162 10,981
MX 0 #374 40 8,339
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
EG 0 #382 19 6,387
UY Boys 0 #388 12 5,922
GT Girls 0 #398 109 7,500
KW Girls 0 #399 117 19,177
IL Girls 0 #401 233 11,648
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
ZA 0 #410 38 14,421
BO Girls 0 #440 179 9,488
AR Boys 0 #444 24 7,628
CO 0 #449 32 7,768
CL Girls 0 #454 501 14,098
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
IR Girls 0 #475 56 8,334
LY 0 #477 59 12,703
CM Girls 0 #481 60 11,671
IQ Girls 0 #481 24 11,303
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
BH 0 #508 46 17,937
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PE Girls 0 #512 564 14,861
Finland Girls 2026 #521 264 3,895
BD Boys 0 #549 28 10,045
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
LB 0 #582 77 13,263
SA Girls 0 #592 356 25,931
CO Girls 0 #606 606 16,140
BR Boys 0 #609 144 12,213
IN Girls 0 #614 18 13,121
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
EG Girls 0 #643 337 14,742
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
SY 0 #702 27 11,684
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
ZA Girls 0 #748 436 25,928
NG Girls 0 #752 35 15,093
KW Boys 0 #758 12 18,755
MX Girls 0 #783 452 17,781
United States Boys 2005 #846 5 7,175
OM Boys 0 #859 23 17,948
PE Boys 0 #868 11 14,506
CO Boys 0 #907 14 15,656
Germany Boys 0 #915 38 5,697
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
TR 0 #996 216 19,440
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,072 40 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,077 16 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,103 374 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,265 8 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,564 51 28,008

Sabrina is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Sabrina

Sabrina is predominantly a girl's name.
Sabrina is a 3 syllable name, pronounced suh-BREE-nuh (IPA: /səˈbriːnə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sabina, Sabine, Sabrine, Sabrinna, Sabrinah and Sabrynna.
Across languages, Sabrina has these equivalents: Hafren (Welsh), Severn (English), Sabina (Latin/Italian/Spanish/Slavic), Sabine (French/German).
Yes, very popular — Sabrina ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Sabrina ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Sabrina's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 7 notable people named Sabrina are in our database, including Sabrina Carpenter (Actor), Sabrina Ferilli (Actor), Sabrina Salerno (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Sabrina for their child, including Thalía.