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Fabiola

“Variant of Fabia — bean (possibly, from Latin faba via the Roman Fabia gens)” — Latin, via Spanish/Italian Fabia origin

Girl's name · #3067 in the US (2025) · 90s

Fabiola has appeared in US records since 1892 — best rank #662 (1995) · 9,376 babies named Fabiola all-time · 1 in 33,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Fabiolas

Fabiola of Belgium — queen consort of Belgium (1928-2014)
Fabiola Gianotti — Italian particle physicist and CERN Director-General
Fabiola Zuluaga — Colombian tennis player
Fabiola Ramos — Venezuelan female table tennis player
Fabiola Guajardo — Mexican actress and model

In stories & tradition

Fabiola — Never Have I Ever

What Fabiolas become

Among 178 notable people named Fabiola:

Athletes appear 1.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fabiola Zuluaga, Colombian tennis player.

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