Fabian

Fabian: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bean grower”
Origin
Latin
Say it
FAY-bee-un · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

From the Roman family name Fabianus, derived from Fabius, which comes from Latin faba 'bean.'

How popular is Fabian?

2024214 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Fabian in 2024711

2024 rank#442 boys

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 188043,917

Fabian has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Fabian

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Fabian questions

What does the name Fabian mean?

Fabian means "bean grower". It comes from Latin. From the Roman family name Fabianus, derived from Fabius, which comes from Latin faba 'bean.'

Is Fabian a boy or girl name?

Fabian is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Fabian?

711 US babies were named Fabian in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Fabian?

Fabian is usually pronounced FAY-bee-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.