Fabian

“Of the Fabius family” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #468 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Fabian has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #253 (2007) · 44,250 babies named Fabian all-time · 1 in 2,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #21 in Austria (2025) · #30 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #49 in Poland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Fabians

Fabian — pope and bishop of Rome from 236 to 250
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen — Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852)
Fabian Schär — Swiss association football player
Fabian Delph — English association football player (born 1989)
Fabian Cancellara — Swiss cyclist

Among 2,091 notable people named Fabian:

Medical professionals appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fabian Anene Ositadimma Udekwu, Nigerian physician.

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