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 |
Fabian by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,396 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,700 American boys born that year was called Fabian.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fabian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Favianof the Fabian clan; related to Fabian33 in the US (2017)
- Fabienbean grower; variant of Fabius3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Farhanhappy, joyful25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fabiobean grower; from Fabius11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faizangrace, bounty, or blessing45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Finianfair-haired; form of Fionn20 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Fabian
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