Fun Facts About the Name Sabreen
- 629 babies named Sabreen: U.S. records list 629 babies given the name Sabreen from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sabreen Mean?
Sabreen is an Arabic name meaning "patient ones" or "those who are patient." It comes from the Arabic root ṣ-b-r (ص-ب-ر), which carries the sense of patience, endurance, and steadfastness. The form ṣābirīn (صابرين) is the plural of ṣābir (صابر), "patient." In Arabic, the word appears in the Quran in the phrase inna Allāha maʿa al-ṣābirīn, "Indeed, God is with the patient." As a given name, Sabreen is used mainly for girls in Muslim communities, including Arabic-speaking countries and South Asia. Although the Arabic form is grammatically a masculine plural, it is commonly treated as a feminine name; the related feminine singular is Ṣābira (صابرة). The similar-looking name Sabrina has a separate origin and is not related to Sabreen.
Sabreen Name History & Origins
Sabreen is a transliteration of the Arabic word ṣābirīn, a plural form from the root ṣ-b-r. The root appears throughout the Quran in passages about patience, and the word ṣābirīn is used there for "the patient." Names built from this root include the masculine Sabir (صابر) and the feminine Sabira (صابرة). Sabreen developed as a given name from this existing vocabulary rather than from a Latin or European source. In South Asian Muslim usage, especially in Urdu-speaking and other Muslim communities, Sabreen is a girl's name and is also spelled Sabrin. These spellings reflect different ways of writing the Arabic sounds in English and other languages. The name is not the same as Sabrina, which has a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Sabreen?
Sabreen 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 2016. Its best rank was #4,632 in 1978.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,258 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #7,504 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #7,974 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #10,262 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,957 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,855 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #10,336 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,079 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #8,701 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,767 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #8,354 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #11,767 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,683 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #10,308 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #14,559 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,226 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #11,318 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #9,381 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #12,466 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,782 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #6,199 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #6,706 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #5,756 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #5,635 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #7,652 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #5,653 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #5,174 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #7,022 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,582 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,244 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #6,548 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #5,651 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,883 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #5,003 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #5,604 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,748 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #11,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #10,118 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #10,580 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,136 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,751 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #8,046 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #8,829 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,227 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #6,582 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,632 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #4,870 | 14 | 0.0009% |
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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