Fabian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was a name originally given to those adopted into or descended through the female line from a Roman family named Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in antiquity.

From Wikipedia

Fabian first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 28 babies (rank #735 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 boys (rank #1,863). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fabian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fabian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

572

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fabian

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausenseafarer · b. 1778
Fabian Schärassociation football player · b. 1991
Fabian Cancellarasport cyclist · b. 1981
Fabian Delphassociation football player · b. 1989
Fabian Johnsonassociation football player · b. 1987

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	26	#611
1992	25	#644
1993	18	#799
1994	23	#646
1995	24	#719
1996	23	#723
1997	16	#903
1998	9	#1,357
1999	16	#909
2000	15	#970
2001	12	#1,145
2002	16	#965
2003	20	#850
2004	14	#1,134
2005	28	#735
2006	20	#962
2007	15	#1,214
2008	12	#1,461
2009	15	#1,287
2010	21	#1,021
2011	17	#1,199
2012	17	#1,177
2013	22	#987
2014	14	#1,347
2015	18	#1,139
2016	22	#1,016
2017	11	#1,691
2018	15	#1,336
2019	13	#1,505
2020	9	#1,952
2021	10	#1,872
2022	12	#1,647
2023	13	#1,553
2024	11	#1,863