Arlene vs Sabina
Arlene and Sabinacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Arlene was ranked #856 and Sabina #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Arlene was ranked #5927 and Sabina #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlene and Sabina over time
Arlene and Sabina appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sabina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arlene in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1965–2023
Arlene held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sabina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arlene #157 in 1984, Sabina #251 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlene #856, Sabina #727.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2025
Arlene held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sabina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Arlene #3824 in 1997, Sabina #618 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlene #5927, Sabina #2278.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Arlene | Sabina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arlene and Sabina both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Arlene
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2023
Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1965–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sabina
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls