Sabino
Of Spanish origin, meaning whitish or from the brownish-white coat color of some horses.
Name Census estimates that about 1,332 living Americans carry the first name Sabino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sabino today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sabino births was 2001 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sabino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 257,323 Americans
Peak year
2001
30 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,681
Tracked since 1910
Popularity
Sabino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sabino from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 242 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sabino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sabino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sabinos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Sabino, while New Mexico, Colorado, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 143 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sabino
The given name Sabino has its origins in Latin, deriving from the ancient Roman family name Sabinus. This name is believed to have emerged during the Roman Republic period, around the 5th century BC. The word "Sabinus" itself is thought to be associated with the Sabine tribe, an Italic people who inhabited the central Apennine regions of ancient Italy.
In ancient Roman history, the legend of the Rape of the Sabine Women played a significant role in the founding of Rome. According to this myth, the early Romans abducted women from the Sabine tribe to obtain wives and establish families. This event is mentioned in several ancient texts, including Livy's "Ab Urbe Condita" and Plutarch's "Life of Romulus."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sabino can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a man named Sabinus in his work "Historiae." Another notable bearer of this name was Gaius Calvisius Sabinus, a Roman senator and consul who lived during the 1st century AD.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the name Sabino. In the 4th century AD, there was Saint Sabino, a bishop of Canosa in southern Italy, who is venerated as a martyr in the Catholic Church. During the Renaissance period, Sabino degli Aringhieri (1459-1529) was an Italian humanist scholar and poet.
In the 19th century, Sabino Berthelot (1794-1880) was a French military officer and historian who served during the Napoleonic Wars. Sabino Arana Goiri (1865-1903) was a Basque nationalist and the founder of the Basque Nationalist Party in Spain.
Another prominent figure with this name was Sabino Joaquim Anunciação (1879-1963), a Brazilian writer and journalist who played a significant role in the Modernist movement in Brazilian literature.
While the name Sabino has ancient Roman roots, it has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, reflecting its enduring appeal and historical significance.
People
Sabino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sabino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sabino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sabino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,332 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sabino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 257,323 US residents.
Is Sabino a common name?
We classify Sabino as "Rare". It ranks above 91.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,877 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sabino most popular?
The single biggest year for Sabino was 2001, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sabino is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Sabino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sabino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.