Fun Facts About the Name Kabrina
- 435 babies named Kabrina: U.S. records list 435 babies given the name Kabrina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kabrina Mean?
Kabrina is an English spelling variant of Sabrina. Its source is the Latin river name Sabrina, the Latin name of the River Severn; the river is called Hafren in Welsh. The given name is therefore commonly explained as "from the River Severn" or "River Severn." The Welsh river name has no securely established meaning; a proposed connection with haf, "summer," is only a suggestion. The romantic story of Sabrina as a river nymph is a literary interpretation of the river name, not its literal etymology.
Kabrina Name History & Origins
Sabrina is the Latin name of the River Severn and corresponds to Welsh Hafren. The name passed into English through this Latin form. In Geoffrey of Monmouth's twelfth-century Historia Regum Britanniae, Sabrina is a princess who drowns in the river and becomes a nymph; the tale is a legend that explains the name rather than a historical record. The figure later appears in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene and John Milton's Comus. The spelling Kabrina keeps the syllables of Sabrina but replaces the initial S with K, so the name begins with a hard k sound; the substitution reflects English spelling variation, not a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Kabrina?
Kabrina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #1,574 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #15,530 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,845 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,484 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #12,415 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #11,956 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,196 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #7,048 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #4,244 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #3,527 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,056 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #1,574 | 98 | 0.0054% |
| 1992 | #2,891 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #8,933 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #13,964 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,470 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #8,756 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #8,320 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #8,961 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #7,222 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,651 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #5,608 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #7,139 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #11,123 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,499 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #8,431 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,978 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #6,276 | 9 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Kabrina Shapes Your Personality and Life?
EXTREMES in fortune, health and spirituality. You are very versatile, idealistic and intuitive. You either enjoy great success or suffer abject misery. The solution is service to others. Use your leadership abilities for humanity and not for self-glorification. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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