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By Pamela Redmond · Nov 2026

Fable

OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"a legendary story of supernatural happenings"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#3177
Boys#6574

79% girls · 21% boys

About Fable

Fable, like Story, is a word name with real potential, combining enchanted tale-telling with a moral edge. And soundwise, it would fit right in with the likes of Abel and Mabel.

Fable for boys#6574 US

Inventive name for the child of a writer.

Pronounced FAY-bul.

As of November 2026, Fable ranked #3177 for girls and #6574 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000#5,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015—00
2016—00
2017—00
2018—00
2019—00
2020—00
2021—00
2022—00
2023#4,9112716.8
2024#3,7084125.3
2025#3,1775031.1
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Fables

  • FableGirl

    English musician of Archive and The Cult

  • Fable LuellaGirl

    daughter of "Girl's Gone Child" blogger Rebecca Woolf

Fable in pop culture

  • FableGirl

    video game franchise from Lionhead Studios

  • Faybelle ThornGirl

    character on animated TV show "Ever After High"

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