NameTides

Fabian

Fabian was the #468 boys' name in the US in 2025 (655 babies), and #549 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Fabian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Fabian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesIrelandScotlandCanada
Fabian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#468 (655)#549 (71)#762 (3)—#509 (6)#2,269 (8)
2024#441 (714)#538 (71)——#520 (6)#1,654 (12)
2023#465 (658)#550 (69)#728 (3)#272 (6)#303 (14)#1,687 (11)
2022#457 (673)#404 (105)#590 (4)—#454 (7)#1,557 (12)
2021#448 (684)#416 (102)#533 (5)—#454 (7)#2,260 (7)
2020#422 (708)#311 (148)#372 (9)—#261 (18)#1,838 (9)
2019#393 (796)#323 (146)#355 (9)#418 (3)#370 (10)#1,375 (14)
2018#391 (810)#311 (152)#361 (9)#319 (5)#269 (17)#1,471 (12)
2017#388 (825)#294 (169)#383 (9)#318 (5)#214 (26)#1,623 (11)
2016#377 (868)#274 (190)#315 (12)#421 (3)#224 (24)#971 (23)
2015#356 (943)#270 (190)#337 (10)#314 (5)#280 (16)#1,266 (15)
2014#325 (1,053)#288 (160)#336 (11)#315 (5)#246 (22)#1,465 (12)
2013#313 (1,096)#266 (180)#234 (19)#188 (12)#265 (19)#1,109 (18)
2012#298 (1,162)#299 (152)#337 (10)#346 (4)#243 (22)#1,102 (18)
2011#291 (1,198)#295 (149)#648 (3)#245 (7)#308 (14)#1,326 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #253.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Fabian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,400 to 1 in 2,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fabian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #446WAIdaho: #435IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #375ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #661NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #267NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #621INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #576NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #248CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #329CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #295AZNew Mexico: #134NMKansas: #590KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: #825NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #265TXFlorida: #348FL
Fabian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FabianCanadaBoys#2,2698
FabianEngland & WalesBoys#54971
FabianIrelandBoys#5096
FabianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FabianScotlandBoys#7623
FabianUSGirls—too few
FabianUSBoys#468655