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Fabian

FAY-bee-un /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#468 of boy names
Babies in 2025
655 (0.036% of boys)
Trend
Slipping #422 in 2020 #468 in 2025
Peak
#253 in 2007
First recorded
1882

Meaning of Fabian

Fabian bursts onto the scene like a drumroll from ancient Rome, his roots planted in the Latin word “faba,” the little bean that once fed an empire and now feeds big dreams in the nursery. Legend tells of Pope Fabian, a humble farmer’s son who rose to the papal throne and sprinkled stardust on the name; modern times add a ‘50s crooner, sleek footballers, and indie rock drummers to the mix, so Fabian wears both a laurel crown and a leather jacket. In German ears he’s FAH-bee-ahn, in English he’s bright and breezy FAY-bee-un, but in any tongue he rolls off the lips like warm caramel. The name has hovered in the U.S. Top 500 for decades—visible enough to feel current, rare enough to stay exclusive—so it’s a sweet spot on the popularity map. Fabian feels like a Roman hero who moonlights as a friendly next-door neighbor: strong, sunny, and just quirky enough to make stories sprout wherever he goes. Pick Fabian, and you toss a tiny Latin seed into the soil; what grows is a boy ready to climb every beanstalk of adventure.

How to pronounce Fabian

English

German

Popularity of Fabian in the U.S.

Fabian was the #468 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 655 babies. It peaked at #253 in 2007 and has been in the top 1,000 since 1959. It first appears in the records in 1882.

Bar and line chart: Fabian in the U.S., 1882–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 1,396 in 2007 and 655 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #253 in 2007, #468 in 2025.
  • Boys named Fabian (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1882–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1882⁠–⁠2025 123 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025655468▼ 27
2024714441▲ 24
2023658465▼ 8
2022673457▼ 9
2021684448▼ 26
2020708422▼ 29
2019796393▼ 2
2018810391▼ 3
2017825388▼ 11
2016868377▼ 21
2015943356▼ 31
20141,053325▼ 12
20131,096313▼ 15
20121,162298▼ 7
20111,198291▲ 14
20101,042305▼ 22
20091,174283▲ 6
20081,178289▼ 36
20071,396253▲ 18
20061,276271▼ 2
20051,232269▼ 2
20041,224267▲ 5
20031,147272▼ 1
20021,150271▲ 4
20011,111275▲ 9
20001,081284▲ 5
1999999289▲ 28
1998871317▼ 7
1997859310▲ 19
1996799329▲ 10
1995719339▼ 13
1994773326▼ 6
1993828320▲ 19
1992709339▼ 7
1991756332▼ 7
1990767325▲ 52
1989594377▼ 4
1988542373▲ 14
1987496387▼ 5
1986481382▲ 10
1985459392▲ 33
1984380425▲ 6
1983362431▲ 12
1982364443▼ 32
1981402411▲ 22
1980360433▼ 15
1979365418▲ 19
1978333437▲ 10
1977321447▲ 46
1976261493▲ 16
1975246509▲ 8
1974233517▲ 12
1973220529▲ 15
1972213544▼ 11
1971227533▲ 19
1970217552▲ 16
1969191568▼ 7
1968182561▲ 16
1967172577▼ 6
1966177571▲ 24
1965163595▲ 56
1964141651▲ 27
1963133678▲ 19
1962121697▼ 70
1961158627▼ 56
1960186571▲ 36
1959161607▲ 615
1958401,222▼ 122
1957481,100▲ 185
1956361,285▼ 194
1955471,091▲ 122
1954381,213▲ 165
1953301,378▼ 165
1952371,213▲ 48
1951341,261▲ 11
1950321,272▲ 3
1949321,275▲ 103
1948281,378▲ 698
1947142,076▼ 777
1946291,299▲ 195
1945201,494▼ 56
1944221,438▼ 70
1943261,368▼ 70
1942291,298▲ 74
1941241,372▲ 25
1940231,397▲ 61
1939211,458▼ 61
1938231,397▲ 84
1937211,481▼ 276
1936301,205▲ 185
1935241,390▼ 67
1934261,323▼ 72
1933281,251▼ 76
1932331,175▲ 158
1931271,333▲ 311
1930201,644▼ 332
1929291,312▼ 165
1928381,147▲ 16
1927381,163▲ 133
1926311,296▼ 71
1925341,225▼ 92
1924401,133▼ 19
1923411,114▲ 44
1922381,158▲ 68
1921351,226▲ 122
1920291,348▼ 27
1919291,321▼ 90
1918321,231▼ 56
1917331,175▲ 199
1916251,374▼ 133
1915281,241▼ 20
1914231,221▲ 90
1913161,311▲ 106
1912121,417▼ 127
191181,290▲ 24
191071,314▼ 159
190971,155▲ 62
190861,217back
190561,091▼ 281
19049810▲ 320
190351,130back
19009902back
18825943new

Fabian by state

Fabian ranks #134 in New Mexico (2025).

Map: Fabian's 2025 rank among boy names in each U.S. state
Rank among boy names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 29 states
StateRankBabies
New Mexico13414
California248150
Texas265150
Nevada26711
Arizona29526
Colorado32919
Florida34856
Illinois37528
Idaho4355
Washington44616
Connecticut4985
Alabama5259
Maryland5718
New Jersey57612
Kansas5905
Indiana62110
New York66122
South Carolina6686
Louisiana6726
Oklahoma6985
Utah7035
Georgia71013
Minnesota7186
Tennessee7778
Wisconsin7855
Massachusetts7895
North Carolina82510
Pennsylvania9138
Virginia1,0895
U.S. territories
Puerto Rico3042

Notable people named Fabian

  • Fabian Cancellara, nicknamed Spartacus, is a Swiss former pro road cyclist turned executive and businessman, renowned for time trials, one day classics, and selfless work for general classification leaders.
  • Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen — Bellingshausen was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and admiral of Baltic German origin who sailed in Russia's first circumnavigation and later led the expedition credited with discovering Antarctica.
  • Fabian Kruuse Cowdrey is an English former cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club who made history as the first third generation player for the club and played as an all rounder.
  • Fabian Wegmann is a German former professional road cyclist, born in Muenster, North Rhine-Westphalia, and now living in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg.
  • Fabian Rieder is a Swiss attacking midfielder for FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga and for the Switzerland national team.
More people named Fabian 8 more
  • Fabian Holland is a German professional footballer who captains SV Darmstadt 98 in the German second division and plays as a left back or defensive midfielder.
  • Fabian Götze (born 3 June 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
  • Fabian Kabwe Muyaba was a Zimbabwean sprinter who held the national 100m record for nearly 17 years and competed in the Olympics.
  • Fabian Juries is a South African rugby union coach and former player.
  • Fabian Bösch is a Swiss freestyle skier.
  • Count Fabian Wrede af Elimä was a Swedish statesman, count, and landowner who served as a central figure in the Swedish Empire's administration under Charles XI and Charles XII and is best known for his work on the Great Reduction.
  • Fabian Schubert is an Austrian forward for ASK Voitsberg.
  • Austrian footballer Fabian Miesenböck plays as a winger or attacking midfielder.