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Satin

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How to Pronounce Satin

Pronounced SAT-in /ˈsætɪn/Medium

Meaning: Satin is a word-name taken straight from the fabric prized for its smooth, glossy surface. The word reached English through Old French and medieval Latin from an Arabic form, zaytuni, believed to name the Chinese port of Quanzhou, called Zaitun by medieval traders, from which the cloth was shipped. As a given name it evokes softness, sheen and luxury.Low

In 30 seconds: Satin is a word-name from the smooth, lustrous fabric, whose own name traces back through Arabic to a medieval Chinese port (said SAT-in), used for American girls in the mid-nineteen-eighties.
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Origin LowEnglish, Arabic
MeaningSatin is a word-name taken straight from the fabric prized for its smooth, glossy surface. The word reached English through Old French and medieval Latin from an Arabic form, zaytuni, believed to name the Chinese port of Quanzhou, called Zaitun by medieval traders, from which the cloth was shipped. As a given name it evokes softness, sheen and luxury.
U.S. rank (2003)#11168 ↘ Falling
2003 U.S. births9 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1986
Total births (all-time)≈ 373

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719752003

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Satin is a word-name drawn from the luxurious fabric, chosen for its associations with softness and sheen. The fabric's name has a long journey behind it, reaching English from Arabic and, before that, from a medieval name for the Chinese port of Quanzhou. As a girl's name it sits among the texture and material names parents sometimes reach for.

It was always rare as a given name, a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1986, and it faded within a couple of decades. A Satin from then is in her late thirties now, the name a soft, distinctive word-name of its moment.

Did you know? The word satin is thought to come from Zaitun, the medieval traders' name for the Chinese port of Quanzhou, from which the cloth was exported.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Satin — Word-name < fabric 'satin' < Arabic zaytuni (port of Zaitun/Quanzhou)

Variations

SateenSatineSatin

Nicknames

SatTinny

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Satin mean?

It is a word-name from the fabric satin, whose name traces through Arabic to a medieval Chinese port.

How do you pronounce Satin?

It's said SAT-in /ˈsætɪn/.

Is Satin a boy or girl name?

Satin is used as a girl's name.

Is Satin a popular name?

No, it was always rare as a given name, a fabric word-name used slightly in the mid-nineteen-eighties.

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