Is Fabian a boy or girl name?
Fabian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 711 boys were named Fabian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 43,917 US babies named Fabian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #442
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Fabian since 1882
- 43,917
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,403 babies
Boys and girls named Fabian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 353 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 253 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 503 | 72 | 12.5% |
| 1960s | 1,624 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 2,637 | 29 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 4,439 | 97 | 2.1% |
| 1990s | 8,080 | 89 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 11,969 | 34 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 9,792 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,433 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 711 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 658 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 672 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 684 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 708 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 796 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 810 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 825 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 868 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 942 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,053 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,096 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,162 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,198 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,042 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,174 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,178 | #289 | 6 | #16,045 |
| 2007 | 1,396 | #253 | 7 | #14,396 |
| 2006 | 1,276 | #271 | 5 | #18,035 |
| 2005 | 1,232 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,224 | #266 | 6 | #14,745 |
| 2003 | 1,147 | #272 | 5 | #16,570 |
| 2002 | 1,150 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,111 | #275 | 5 | #16,144 |
| 2000 | 1,081 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 999 | #289 | 6 | #13,222 |
| 1998 | 871 | #317 | 5 | #14,914 |
| 1997 | 859 | #310 | 6 | #12,606 |
| 1996 | 799 | #329 | 6 | #12,328 |
| 1995 | 719 | #339 | 10 | #8,285 |
| 1994 | 773 | #326 | 17 | #5,529 |
| 1993 | 828 | #320 | 11 | #7,669 |
| 1992 | 709 | #339 | 13 | #6,770 |
| 1991 | 756 | #332 | 9 | #8,822 |
| 1990 | 767 | #325 | 6 | #11,846 |
| 1989 | 594 | #377 | 7 | #10,030 |
| 1988 | 542 | #373 | 11 | #6,797 |
| 1987 | 495 | #388 | 9 | #7,556 |
| 1986 | 481 | #382 | 12 | #5,875 |
| 1985 | 459 | #392 | 9 | #7,136 |
| 1984 | 380 | #426 | 14 | #5,026 |
| 1983 | 362 | #432 | 11 | #5,933 |
| 1982 | 364 | #443 | 8 | #7,694 |
| 1981 | 402 | #411 | 10 | #6,470 |
| 1980 | 360 | #433 | 6 | #9,440 |
| 1979 | 365 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 333 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 321 | #447 | 7 | #7,776 |
| 1976 | 261 | #493 | 5 | #9,737 |
| 1975 | 246 | #511 | 6 | #8,309 |
| 1974 | 233 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 220 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 214 | #543 | 6 | #7,566 |
| 1971 | 227 | #533 | 5 | #8,726 |
| 1970 | 217 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 191 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 182 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 172 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 177 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 163 | #597 | 6 | #6,021 |
| 1964 | 141 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 133 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 121 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 158 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 186 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 161 | #610 | 12 | #3,681 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,102 | 8 | #4,650 |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,387 | 13 | #3,168 |
| 1952 | 37 | #1,216 | 12 | #3,254 |
| 1951 | 34 | #1,266 | 9 | #3,798 |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,275 | 18 | #2,375 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 38 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 41 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #989 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fabian reached #253 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #2,375 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fabian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.