Fabian
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About Fabian
Fabian is the ancient name of a saint and pope that also has Shakespearean cred as Olivia's servant in Twelfth Night and more recently made an appearance in Harry Potter. In the U.S. Fabian became best known via the 1960s teen idol/singer who went solely by his first name.
The name was brought to England by the French around the sixteenth century. Except for a few scattered earlier appearances, Fabian has been solidly on the U.S. pop list since 1959. It is a particularly popular name in the Latino community and even more well used in several other countries, including Austria, Chile, and Poland. Fabiano is an attractive Italian name for boys.
As of October 2026, Fabian ranked #468 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #253 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #325.
Editor's take: The name Fabian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "bean grower".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #325 | 1,053 | 548.2 |
| 2015 | #357 | 942 | 491.5 |
| 2016 | #377 | 868 | 457.4 |
| 2017 | #388 | 825 | 445.7 |
| 2018 | #391 | 810 | 446 |
| 2019 | #393 | 796 | 443.6 |
| 2020 | #423 | 708 | 410.2 |
| 2021 | #448 | 684 | 391 |
| 2022 | #457 | 672 | 384.9 |
| 2023 | #465 | 658 | 384.7 |
| 2024 | #442 | 711 | 412.7 |
| 2025 | #468 | 655 | 383.5 |
World rankings
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Fabian on lists
Famous Fabians
- Saint Fabian
pope
- Fabiano Anthony "Fabian" Forte
American singer
- Fabian Marco Johnson
American Soccer Player
- Fabian Cancellara
Swiss cyclist
- Fabian Delph
British footballer
- Fabian Bourzat
French ice dancer
- Fabian Washington
American NFL player
- (Louis) Fabian Bachrach
Jr., American photographer
- Fabian Castillo
Colombian footballer
Fabian in pop culture
- Fabian
character in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", the famous "be not afraid of greatness" quote is attributed to him
- Fabian Prewett
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Fabian Rutter
character in British teen series "House of Anubis"
- The Fabian Society
British socialist organisation.
- Fabian Aramais Seacaster
a player character from Dimension 20's "Fantasy High" series
- Fabian Salah
Character in the book series "Game Changers" by Rachel Reid
Variations & nicknames
- FabertFrench
- FabienFrench
- FabianoItalian
- FabiánSpanish
- FabioSpanish
- FabiáPortuguese
- FaberGerman
- FabekPolish
- FabiusLithuanian
- FabiRussian
- FabiyanRussian