girl's name

Sabena

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 98

Sabena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1947.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Sabena over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

27
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Sabena by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 5
1960s 27
1970s 15
1980s 5
1990s 26
2000s (to 2002) 5

How popular is Sabena?

In 2002, Sabena was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sabena is used

England & Wales #3,756 4 in 2001
United States #16,923 5 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sabena

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sabena also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sabena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sabena

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sabena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sabena

How popular is the name Sabena?

In 2002, Sabena was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sabena a girl's or a boy's name?

Sabena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sabena?

Sabena has 3 syllables.

When was Sabena most popular?

Sabena peaked in 1971, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.