How Many People Are Named Fabian?
people named Fabian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,118 people in the US has this name
Based on 44,577 babies named Fabian in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,403 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Fabian, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Fabian alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Fabian first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2007, to 1,403 babies. In 2025, 655 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Fabian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #253, in 2007. In 2025 it ranked #468.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #468 |
| Best rank | #253 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #277 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Fabian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Fabian were born in California than in any other state: about 11,722 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Fabian was given 5.1 times as often in New Mexico, 2.6 times in Texas and 2.5 times in Arizona.
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