Fabian

Last seen for girls in 2008 at #15,405 · #468 for boys in 2025, 655 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 1,396 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
44,250
since 1882

Fabian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Fabian has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #253, 2007boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#468655
2024#441714
2023#465658
2022#457673
2021#448684
2020#422708
2019#393796
2018#391810
2017#388825
2016#377868
2015#356943
2014#3251,053
2013#3131,096
2012#2981,162
2011#2911,198
2010#3051,042
2009#2831,174
2008#15,4056#2891,178
2007#13,9247#2531,396
2006#17,1685#2711,276
2005#2691,232
2004#14,1796#2671,224
2003#15,7845#2721,147
2002#2711,150
2001#15,3525#2751,111
2000#2841,081
1999#12,6886#289999
1998#14,1225#317871
1997#12,0706#310859
1996#11,8076#329799
1995#8,07910#339719
1994#5,44517#326773
1993#7,49811#320828
1992#6,65213#339709
1991#8,5889#332756
1990#11,4096#325767
1989#9,6817#377594
1988#6,66611#373542
1987#7,3539#387496
1986#5,75712#382481
1985#6,9559#392459
1984#4,96614#425380
1983#5,82411#431362
1982#7,4698#443364
1981#6,32310#411402
1980#9,0956#433360
1979#418365
1978#437333
1977#7,5677#447321
1976#9,2845#493261
1975#7,9846#509246
1974#517233
1973#529220
1972#7,2926#544213
1971#8,3245#533227
1970#552217
1969#568191
1968#561182
1967#577172
1966#571177
1965#5,8176#595163
1964#651141
1963#678133
1962#697121
1961#627158
1960#571186
1959#3,61912#607161
1958#1,22240
1957#4,5368#1,10048
1956#1,28536
1955#1,09147
1954#1,21338
1953#3,10613#1,37830
1952#3,20112#1,21337
1951#3,7149#1,26134
1950#2,34118#1,27232
1949#1,27532
1948#1,37828
1947#2,07614
1946#1,29929
1945#1,49420
1944#1,43822
1943#1,36826
1942#1,29829
1941#1,37224
1940#1,39723
1939#1,45821
1938#1,39723
1937#1,48121
1936#1,20530
1935#1,39024
1934#1,32326
1933#1,25128
1932#1,17533
1931#1,33327
1930#1,64420
1929#1,31229
1928#1,14738
1927#1,16338
1926#1,29631
1925#1,22534
1924#1,13340
1923#1,11441
1922#1,15838
1921#1,22635
1920#1,34829
1919#1,32129
1918#1,23132
1917#1,17533
1916#1,37425
1915#1,24128
1914#1,22123
1913#1,31116
1912#1,41712
1911#1,2908
1910#1,3147
1909#1,1557
1908#1,2176
1907
1906
1905#1,0916
1904#8109
1903#1,1305
1902
1901
1900#9029
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1882#9435
1881
1880
First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Fabian! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Fabian is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedNHWashington: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,810 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMNIllinois: #244 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,535 boysILWisconsin: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,044 boysWIMichigan: #591 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,936 boysMINew York: #354 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,735 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedRIOregon: #438 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,827 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #487 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,378 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #702 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,481 boysPANew Jersey: #338 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,974 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #189 for boys · 267 births · 1 in 999 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedUTColorado: #296 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,870 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #629 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,831 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 887 boysAZNew Mexico: #135 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 531 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #397 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,952 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #497 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,513 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #473 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,697 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Fabian, so not publishedHITexas: #214 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 1,094 boysTXFlorida: #293 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,942 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#135 · 1 in 531
  2. California#189 · 1 in 999
  3. Arizona#195 · 1 in 887
  4. Texas#214 · 1 in 1,094
  5. Illinois#244 · 1 in 1,535

Best ever in a state: #83 in New Mexico, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#135211 in 531
California#1892671 in 999
Arizona#195361 in 887
Texas#2141401 in 1,094
Illinois#244551 in 1,535
Florida#293441 in 1,942
Colorado#296131 in 1,870
New Jersey#338171 in 2,974
New York#354461 in 2,735
Washington#379121 in 2,810
South Carolina#39771 in 2,952
Oregon#43851 in 3,827
Georgia#473131 in 3,697
Indiana#48771 in 5,378
Louisiana#49781 in 3,513
Wisconsin#52651 in 6,044
Michigan#59191 in 6,936
Virginia#62961 in 6,831
Pennsylvania#70271 in 10,481
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Fabian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#441#468)
  • 46 spots since 2020 (#422#468)
  • 112 spots since 2015 (#356#468)
  • Biggest jump: 615 spots in 1959 (#1,222#607)
  • Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1905 (#810#1,091)
Rise & fade · boys
125 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 2007 at #253 (1,396 births)
  • Births halved by 2021, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1959–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,487
  • Highest: 1 in 1,487 boys born in 2007 were named Fabian (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,608 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 27.0% of all boys named Fabian (11,969) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#943 (1882)#943
1890s0
1900s42#810 (1904)#1,051
1910s213#1,175 (1917)#1,290
1920s353#1,114 (1923)#1,212
1930s253#1,175 (1932)#1,366
1940s247#1,275 (1949)#1,440
1950s503#607 (1959)#1,164
1960s1,624#561 (1968)#610
1970s2,636#418 (1979)#498
1980s4,440#373 (1988)#405
1990s8,080#289 (1999)#323
2000s11,969#253 (2007)#273
2010s9,793#291 (2011)#344
2020s4,092#422 (2020)#450

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Fabian in 1994

girls
#5,445
17 births · 1 in 105,044 girls
boys
#326
773 births · 1 in 2,499 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #5,445Fabian17

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #326Fabian773
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 105,044 of them was named Fabian, which outranked 65.4% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fabian
  1. #5,249Yasmen18
  2. #5,249Yuki18
  3. #5,249Zeina18
  4. #5,445Fabian17
  5. #5,445Addy17
  6. #5,445Agustina17
  7. #5,445Aiyanna17
  8. #5,713Abagael16
  9. #5,713Adena16
  10. #5,713Aiden16

Tied with 267 names at #5,445; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,499 of them was named Fabian, which outranked 96.8% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fabian
  1. #323Dante786
  2. #324Shaun779
  3. #325Zane778
  4. #326Fabian773
  5. #327Pablo767
  6. #328Brock763
  7. #329Brennan756
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994