Fabian is an established boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Fabian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #468 for boy births in the United States (and #949 across all names), given to 655 babies — 697 including U.S. territories. Fabian was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 2007 (1,396 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 655 | 697 | — | #468 |
| 2024 | 714 | 754 | — | #441 |
| 2023 | 658 | 724 | — | #465 |
| 2022 | 673 | 742 | — | #457 |
| 2021 | 684 | 752 | — | #448 |
| 2020 | 708 | 794 | — | #423 |
| 2019 | 796 | 885 | — | #393 |
| 2018 | 810 | 893 | — | #391 |
| 2017 | 825 | 928 | — | #388 |
| 2016 | 868 | 1,011 | — | #377 |
| 2015 | 943 | 1,087 | — | #357 |
| 2014 | 1,053 | 1,224 | — | #325 |
| 2013 | 1,096 | 1,261 | — | #313 |
| 2012 | 1,162 | 1,346 | — | #298 |
| 2011 | 1,198 | 1,403 | — | #291 |
| 2010 | 1,042 | 1,220 | — | #305 |
| 2009 | 1,174 | 1,378 | — | #283 |
| 2008 | 1,184 | 1,371 | #16,046 | #289 |
| 2007 | 1,403 | 1,618 | #14,396 | #253 |
| 2006 | 1,281 | 1,452 | #18,036 | #271 |
| 2005 | 1,232 | 1,402 | — | #270 |
| 2004 | 1,230 | 1,408 | #14,746 | #267 |
| 2003 | 1,152 | 1,292 | #16,572 | #272 |
| 2002 | 1,150 | 1,269 | — | #271 |
| 2001 | 1,116 | 1,206 | #16,145 | #275 |
| 2000 | 1,081 | 1,145 | — | #284 |
| 1999 | 1,005 | 1,075 | #13,222 | #289 |
| 1998 | 876 | 933 | #14,914 | #317 |
| 1997 | 865 | — | #12,606 | #310 |
| 1996 | 805 | — | #12,328 | #329 |
| 1995 | 729 | — | #8,285 | #339 |
| 1994 | 790 | — | #5,529 | #326 |
| 1993 | 839 | — | #7,671 | #320 |
| 1992 | 722 | — | #6,772 | #339 |
| 1991 | 765 | — | #8,823 | #332 |
| 1990 | 773 | — | #11,847 | #325 |
| 1989 | 601 | — | #10,030 | #377 |
| 1988 | 553 | — | #6,796 | #373 |
| 1987 | 505 | — | #7,555 | #387 |
| 1986 | 493 | — | #5,875 | #382 |
| 1985 | 468 | — | #7,137 | #392 |
| 1984 | 394 | — | #5,026 | #426 |
| 1983 | 373 | — | #5,933 | #432 |
| 1982 | 372 | — | #7,695 | #443 |
| 1981 | 412 | — | #6,469 | #411 |
| 1980 | 366 | — | #9,439 | #433 |
| 1979 | 365 | — | — | #418 |
| 1978 | 333 | — | — | #437 |
| 1977 | 328 | — | #7,777 | #447 |
| 1976 | 266 | — | #9,737 | #493 |
| 1975 | 252 | — | #8,308 | #511 |
| 1974 | 233 | — | — | #517 |
| 1973 | 220 | — | — | #529 |
| 1972 | 219 | — | #7,567 | #545 |
| 1971 | 232 | — | #8,726 | #533 |
| 1970 | 217 | — | — | #552 |
| 1969 | 191 | — | — | #568 |
| 1968 | 182 | — | — | #563 |
| 1967 | 172 | — | — | #577 |
| 1966 | 177 | — | — | #571 |
| 1965 | 169 | — | #6,020 | #596 |
| 1964 | 141 | — | — | #652 |
| 1963 | 133 | — | — | #679 |
| 1962 | 121 | — | — | #698 |
| 1961 | 158 | — | — | #629 |
| 1960 | 186 | — | — | #574 |
| 1959 | 173 | — | #3,681 | #610 |
| 1958 | 40 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1957 | 56 | — | #4,651 | #1,104 |
| 1956 | 36 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1955 | 47 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1954 | 38 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1953 | 43 | — | #3,168 | #1,387 |
| 1952 | 49 | — | #3,254 | #1,216 |
| 1951 | 43 | — | #3,798 | #1,266 |
| 1950 | 50 | — | #2,375 | #1,275 |
| 1949 | 32 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,104 |
| 1946 | 29 | — | — | #1,309 |
| 1945 | 20 | — | — | #1,508 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | — | #1,378 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | — | #1,303 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1940 | 23 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1938 | 23 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1936 | 30 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | — | #1,402 |
| 1934 | 26 | — | — | #1,336 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | — | #1,258 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1931 | 27 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1929 | 29 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1928 | 38 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1927 | 38 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1926 | 31 | — | — | #1,307 |
| 1925 | 34 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1924 | 40 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1923 | 41 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1921 | 35 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1918 | 32 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | — | #1,390 |
| 1915 | 28 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #831 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #930 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #989 |