Fabian

What Fabian means

Means “belonging to Fabius”

From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus.

Source: Wiktionary, “Fabian” (revision 93770704), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Fabian?

US: Falling: down from #356 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #270 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2007, when 1,396 boys got the name (#253 that year). First in the US records in 1882.

How common

• About 1 in 2,608 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,830 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (2.15 per 1,000 boys), NV (0.97 per 1,000 boys), TX (0.86 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Fabian is #468 in the US and #549 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Fabian were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Fabien12 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Fabian

Boys

• Dominick#622Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 1,780 babies; 448 in 2025
• Angel#67Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025
• Gabriel#37Finnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”^*
• Adrian#74“from the Roman harbor Hadria”^*
• Nicolas#177Variant of Nicholas, meaning “victory + people”^*
• Dominic#106Editor’s note Down from #68 in 2015 to #106 in 2025 in the US

For a sister

• Natalie#89Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 10,951 babies; 2,736 in 2025
• Adrianna#872Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #294 in 2015, #872 in 2025
• Mya#443Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #146 in 2015, #443 in 2025
• Julianna#398Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #190 in 2015, #398 in 2025
• Juliana#256Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #256 vs #1,892 in 2025
• Adriana#366Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #366 vs #951 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Latin, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Fabian’s. Rank is US 2025.