Sabria
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "patient, persevering".
Name Census estimates that about 951 living Americans carry the first name Sabria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sabria today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sabria births was 1995 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sabria. 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
951
~ 1 in 360,415 Americans
Peak year
1995
49 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2022 SSA rank
#13,321
Tracked since 1970
Census
Sabria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 918 people with the first name Sabria, which placed it at #13,233 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,233
National first-name rank
People counted
918
918 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
63.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sabria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sabria is Black at 63.2%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sabria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sabria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American63.2% · 580
- White21.2% · 195
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 51
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 43
- Two or more races4.7% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6
Popularity
Sabria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sabria from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 365 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
Sabria 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 Sabria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sabrias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Sabria, while New York, Maryland, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 29 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sabria
The name Sabria has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "sabr," which means patience or perseverance. The name gained popularity in the Middle East and North Africa during the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sabria can be found in the 9th century, when it was mentioned in a collection of Arabic poetry. The name was associated with virtues such as resilience and steadfastness.
In the 11th century, Sabria al-Nuri was a renowned Arabic poet and scholar from Andalusia, present-day Spain. Her works celebrated the beauty of nature and the human spirit. She was born in 1023 and died in 1090.
During the 12th century, Sabria al-Muqri was a prominent Islamic calligrapher from Persia, now known as Iran. Her exquisite calligraphic works adorned many mosques and manuscripts of the time. She lived from 1110 to 1180.
In the 14th century, Sabria al-Andalusi was a notable mathematician and astronomer from the Emirate of Granada in present-day Spain. She made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and authored several treatises on the subject. Her birth and death dates are unknown, but she is believed to have lived between 1300 and 1380.
Sabria al-Khazraji was a 15th-century Arab physician and philosopher from Baghdad. She was renowned for her expertise in herbal medicine and her philosophical writings on the nature of the soul. She lived from 1410 to 1475.
While the name Sabria has its roots in the Arabic world, it has since been embraced by various cultures and communities around the globe, each adding their unique cultural significance and interpretations to this name.
People
Sabria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sabria 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
Sabria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sabria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 951 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sabria 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 360,415 US residents.
Is Sabria a common name?
We classify Sabria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 975 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sabria most popular?
The single biggest year for Sabria was 1995, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sabria is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sabria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 918 people with the name Sabria, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,233 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sabria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sabria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sabria appears almost entirely female. Of the 924 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sabria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sabria is Black at 63.2%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Hispanic (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sabria most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Sabria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.2% (580 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sabria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sabria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sabria in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Sabria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sabria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sabria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Sabria?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.