Fabian is a boy's name of German origin meaning “belonging to Fabius.” In 2024 it was given to 711 boys in the United States.
Fabian belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “belonging to Fabius” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Fabian first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #253 in 2007, and in 2024 711 babies received the name — 43,590 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Fabian means “belonging to Fabius” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Fabian is a boy name. In 2024, 711 babies received the name in the US.
Fabian comes from the German tradition.
Fabian first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #253 in 2007, and 711 babies were given the name in 2024.
Fabian is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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