Name profile

Fabian

This name comes from the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from the family name Fabius.

PronunciationGerman /ˈfaː.bi.an/; Dutch /ˈfaː.bi.ɑn/; Polish /ˈfa.bjan/; English /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/
Usage languagesDutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian
US rank (2025)#468

Meaning and history

Fábián comes from the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from the family name Fabius, and it is associated with Saint Fabian, a 3rd-century pope.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,276 births, rank #271
2007: 1,396 births, rank #253
2008: 1,178 births, rank #289
2009: 1,174 births, rank #283
2010: 1,042 births, rank #305
20112011: 1,198 births, rank #291
2012: 1,162 births, rank #298
2013: 1,096 births, rank #313
2014: 1,053 births, rank #325
2015: 943 births, rank #356
20162016: 868 births, rank #377
2017: 825 births, rank #388
2018: 810 births, rank #391
2019: 796 births, rank #393
2020: 708 births, rank #422
20212021: 684 births, rank #448
2022: 673 births, rank #457
2023: 658 births, rank #465
2024: 714 births, rank #441
20252025: 655 births, rank #468

Fabian moved from #441 to #468 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 1,396 births.