Fabian Boy
How popular is Fabian?
#468 boy name in 2025
655 baby boys were named Fabian in the US in 2025, making it the 468th most popular boy name.
Fabian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #468 for boys (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 655 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #356 in 2015, #422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (1,396 boys) |
| Highest rank | #253 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Fabian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Fabian family of names ranked #454 for boys in 2025 (#431 the year before), with 667 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian | 655 | 98% |
| Fabien | 12 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Fabian is most popular
Babies named Fabian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.3 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Nevada: 1.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- California: 0.9 per 1,000 (801 boys)
- Texas: 0.9 per 1,000 (762 boys)
- Arizona: 0.9 per 1,000 (141 boys)
Fabian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #942 |
| 1900s | 42 | #810 |
| 1910s | 213 | #1,175 |
| 1920s | 353 | #1,114 |
| 1930s | 253 | #1,175 |
| 1940s | 247 | #1,274 |
| 1950s | 503 | #606 |
| 1960s | 1,624 | #561 |
| 1970s | 2,636 | #418 |
| 1980s | 4,440 | #373 |
| 1990s | 8,080 | #289 |
| 2000s | 11,969 | #253 |
| 2010s | 9,793 | #291 |
| 2020s | 4,092 | #422 |
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Questions
- Is Fabian a boy or girl name?
- Fabian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fabian were boys.
- How popular is the name Fabian?
- 655 baby boys were named Fabian in the US in 2025, making it the 468th most popular boy name.
- When was Fabian most popular?
- Fabian peaked in 2007, when 1,396 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #253 in 2007.
- How many people are named Fabian?
- 44,577 babies have been named Fabian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 42,216 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Fabian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fabian was most common in New Mexico, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.