Is Sabin a boy or girl name?

Sabin is a boy’s name. Of the 719 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Sabin

Recorded 1917–2024 · United States

Sabin was most popular in 1999, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,068 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 719 people named Sabin.

Sabin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sabin’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sabin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sabin is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 719 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org