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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 190 babies (rank #270 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2,097

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

190

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
1996	61	#365
1997	59	#383
1998	58	#386
1999	42	#485
2000	45	#454
2001	63	#378
2002	51	#437
2003	72	#371
2004	57	#469
2005	60	#472
2006	80	#418
2007	95	#383
2008	100	#379
2009	95	#406
2010	138	#321
2011	149	#295
2012	152	#302
2013	180	#266
2014	160	#288
2015	190	#270
2016	190	#274