Meaning and history
Sabrina is the Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. Geoffrey of Monmouth described Sabrina as a princess drowned in the river, which was supposedly named for her, though her name more likely came from the river's name, whose meaning is unknown. She later appeared as a water nymph in John Milton's Comus (1634). Modern interest followed the play Sabrina Fair (1953) and its 1954 film adaptation, while Sabrina the Teenage Witch and a character in Charlie's Angels produced later increases in popularity.
Sabrina rose from #360 to #321 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1997, with 5,816 births.