How Many People Are Named Sabrina Williams?

There are approximately 695 people named Sabrina Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 493,172 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sabrina with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

695

1 in 493,172 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Sabrina: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sabrina. The peak year was 1997 with 5,823 births. The average person named Sabrina today is 36 years old.

Male
Female
0 1K 2K 3K 5K 6K 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Sabrina

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sabrina was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.15%) and Black (17.23%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Sabrina in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Sabrina rose or fell over time.

White
49.28%
Black
17.23%
Hispanic
22.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander
5.49%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.74%
Two or More Races
5.11%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
43.82%
Black
46.22%
Hispanic
3.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.59%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.78%
Two or More Races
5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Sabrina" has an estimated frequency of 0.0388% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Sabrina are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 695 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Sabrina Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Sabrina Williams?

We estimate approximately 695 people named Sabrina Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Sabrina is shared by 133,035 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Sabrina Williams?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 493,172 Americans. The first name Sabrina is common and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Sabrina a male or female name?

Sabrina is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1997 and the average bearer today is 36 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Sabrina?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sabrina was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.15%) and Black (17.23%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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