How Many People Are Named Sabra?
An estimated 3,535 people in the United States have the first name Sabra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Sabra peaked in popularity in 1961 with 155 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sabra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sabra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,535
About 1 in 96,960 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1961
155 births
Total Registered
4,952
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sabra
Sabra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,952 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sabra as a female name
Ranked #11,926 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (155 births)
Sabra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sabra span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 879 babies were registered. Sabra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sabra by Decade
How has Sabra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sabra by State
Birth registrations for Sabra span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Arizona. On average, about 51 Sabras were registered per state.
Sabra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sabra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sabra
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sabra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sabra?
We estimate approximately 3,535 people named Sabra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 96,960 Americans share this first name.
Is Sabra a common name?
Sabra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,952 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sabra most popular?
Sabra reached peak popularity in 1961, when 155 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sabra is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sabra a female name?
Sabra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sabra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sabra Smith, Sabra Johnson, Sabra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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