Fabian: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced FAY-bee-uhn · 3 syllables

Fabian means “belonging to Fabius”, from Latin.

From Latin Fabianus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -anus.

How popular is Fabian?

Fabian was the #468 name in the US in 2025, given to 655 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Fabian in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Fabian are older than 30; most are between 19 and 60. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Fabian have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Fabian means “belonging to Fabius”. It comes from Latin.

Fabian is pronounced FAY-bee-uhn.

Fabian was the #468 name in the US in 2025, given to 655 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Fabian are older than 30. Most are between 19 and 60.