Fabian
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the Fabius family; bean grower.
Babies a year
819
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#468
down from #442
UK popularity
#549
71 babies · down from #538
How Fabian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #356 |
| 2016 | #378 |
| 2017 | #388 |
| 2018 | #390 |
| 2019 | #393 |
| 2020 | #423 |
| 2021 | #448 |
| 2022 | #457 |
| 2023 | #464 |
| 2024 | #442 |
| 2025 | #468 |
In 2025, 71 babies in England and Wales were named Fabian. In the US, 819 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,396 in 2007.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Fabian was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex.
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