Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Fabian name popularity since 1925
44,134 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Fabian (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Fabian is about 23 years old in 2026. Fabian peaked in 2007 as the #253 name for boys, and it ranked #468 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,134
- Named Fabian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #468
- for boys in 2025 (655 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 327 girls · 43,807 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 5.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Fabian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Fabian births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Fabian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1962 and 1967, Fabian became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 17,100 baby boys to 1 in 10,100.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Fabian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Fabian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Fabian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 170 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 253 | #1,402 |
| 1940s | 0 | 247 | #1,508 |
| 1950s | 72 | 503 | #1,092 |
| 1960s | 6 | 1,624 | #596 |
| 1970s | 29 | 2,636 | #511 |
| 1980s | 97 | 4,440 | #392 |
| 1990s | 89 | 8,080 | #339 |
| 2000s | 34 | 11,969 | #270 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,793 | #357 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,092 | #468 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.1% of babies named Fabian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Fabian is most popular
The index compares Fabian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Fabian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5.27× | 1,192 |
| Arizona | 3.73× | 1,979 |
| Nevada | 3.54× | 516 |
| Texas | 3.13× | 10,056 |
| California | 2.79× | 12,075 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Fabian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Fabian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Fabian (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data