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Fabian

Pronounced /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/

Rank in 2024
#443
Born in 2024
711
Peak year
2007 · #253
Origin
Latin

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 711 boys were named Fabian, about 1 in every 2,413.
  • It peaked in 2007 with 1,396 babies, ranked #253.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1882.
  • 43,590 boys have been named Fabian since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Fabian per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. 0.1
    Gen X
  5. 0.3
    Millennials
  6. 0.6
    Gen Z
  7. 0.5
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 532 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 464 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,345 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,882 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Millennials: 9,430 babies, 0.31 per 1,000. Gen Z: 18,100 babies, 0.58 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 9,823 babies, 0.45 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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

  • (rare) A male given name from Latin.
Origin
Latin
Say it
/ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Fabian, CC BY-SA 4.0.