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Its wave through time Fading since the 1880s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1888 per 100,000 babies of that sex 2,676 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1883, about 1 in 8,000 boys 14 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Sebastian Boy From Latin Sebastianus 'man of Sebaste', from Greek sebastos 'venerable'. Early Medieval · peak 2018 Sabrina Girl The Latin name of the River Severn (Sabrina, earlier Sabrinna), a Celtic river name whose meaning is unknown; the… Victorian · peak 1997 Sybil Girl From Greek sibylla, the word for a prophetess of the ancient world; the origin of the Greek word itself is unknown. Middle Ages · peak 1919 · forgotten Sabina Girl Latin, 'Sabine woman', the Sabines being an ancient people of central Italy. Rome · peak 1889 Sébastien Boy From Latin Sebastianus 'from Sebaste', from Greek sebastos 'venerable'. Renaissance · peak 2007 Zebulon Boy Hebrew Zevulun, a son of Jacob; Genesis links it to a word meaning 'dwell' or 'honour'. Biblical · peak 1979 · forgotten Zebedee Boy Greek form of Hebrew Zevadyah, 'gift of YHWH'. Biblical · peak 1907 · forgotten Xabier Boy From the castle of Xavier in Navarre, birthplace of Saint Francis Xavier; from Basque etxe berri 'new house'. Renaissance Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.