The baby name Fabian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: FEY-bee-ən (/ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/); alternative: FAB-ee-ən (/ˈfæb.i.ən/); Spanish: fa-BYAN (/faˈbjan/).
Fabian is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Fabian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: FEY-bee-ən (/ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/); alternative: FAB-ee-ən (/ˈfæb.i.ən/); Spanish: fa-BYAN (/faˈbjan/).
Fabian is Latin in Origin.
Fabian stems from Latin Fabianus, a gentilicium meaning “of the Fabius family,” ultimately from faba, “broad bean.” The sense is often rendered “bean grower” or “bean farmer.” Its classical associations include the Roman statesman Quintus Fabius Maximus, source of the term “Fabian strategy.” In Christian tradition the name spread after Pope Saint Fabian (d. 250), whose feast on January 20 anchors many European name days.
The form travels widely: Fabian in English, German, Polish, Dutch, Romanian, and Scandinavian use; Fabien in French; Fabián in Spanish and Czech; Fabiano and Fabio in Italian and Portuguese. Feminine counterparts include Fabiana, Fabienne, and Fabiane, with nicknames such as Fab and Fabi. The name reappeared in Victorian Britain’s taste for Roman classics, rose in 20th‑century German-speaking Europe, and gained U.S. notice via 1950s teen idol Fabian, yielding a cosmopolitan but understated choice today.
| Fabian Busch Fabian Busch is a German actor best known for his work in film and television. Born on October 1, 1975, he has appeared in more than 60 films since 1993, including The Lives of Others and Downfall. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Austria | Boys | 2024 | #18 | 351 | 60 |
| NA | 0 | #29 | 5 | 2,537 | |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #36 | 35,605 | 15,656 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #37 | 4,289 | 5,922 |
| MT | 0 | #38 | 6 | 1,767 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #47 | 4,880 | 7,628 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #48 | 2,516 | 2,180 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #49 | 525 | 3,322 |
| JM | 0 | #51 | 37 | 3,714 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #55 | 11,516 | 13,390 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| EC | 0 | #58 | 60 | 2,502 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #61 | 10,359 | 5,697 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #61 | 402 | 6,876 |
| CO | 0 | #62 | 1,919 | 7,768 | |
| AL | 0 | #64 | 12 | 2,372 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #64 | 2,026 | 10,188 |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| UY | 0 | #77 | 113 | 2,477 | |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| CR | 0 | #93 | 66 | 5,526 | |
| AR | 0 | #95 | 93 | 2,915 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #97 | 41 | 1,769 |
| CL | 0 | #99 | 689 | 6,867 | |
| Austria | 0 | #100 | 139 | 850 | |
| Germany | 0 | #103 | 628 | 2,542 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #107 | 804 | 6,459 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #108 | 8,867 | 16,355 |
| PA | 0 | #108 | 23 | 3,797 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #114 | 2 | 1,675 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #116 | 19 | 444 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #119 | 15 | 6,332 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #122 | 57 | 2,508 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #127 | 9 | 4,130 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #131 | 52 | 1,509 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #141 | 36 | 4,064 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #145 | 1,395 | 9,244 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #146 | 177 | 5,122 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #148 | 7 | 4,685 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #152 | 610 | 9,305 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #163 | 12 | 3,954 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #165 | 71 | 6,830 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2023 | #176 | 20 | 415 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #184 | 35 | 4,970 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #184 | 2,919 | 14,506 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #193 | 17 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #198 | 15 | 2,600 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| BO | 0 | #211 | 185 | 6,868 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #218 | 1,867 | 5,873 |
| PS | 0 | #220 | 7 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #221 | 7 | 4,141 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #223 | 36 | 3,997 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #227 | 2,040 | 5,610 |
| SG | 0 | #231 | 39 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #231 | 11 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NG | 0 | #235 | 30 | 5,926 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #243 | 25 | 6,912 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| MX | 0 | #248 | 177 | 8,339 | |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #253 | 289 | 7,625 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| PE | 0 | #260 | 51 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #268 | 47 | 5,948 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #273 | 6 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #276 | 22 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #285 | 20 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #295 | 25 | 9,639 |
| NL | 0 | #295 | 97 | 2,481 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #296 | 11 | 2,588 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #298 | 28 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #298 | 33 | 12,352 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #322 | 24 | 8,138 |
| ZA | 0 | #323 | 125 | 14,421 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #330 | 38 | 7,951 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #348 | 10 | 8,477 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #353 | 8 | 5,969 | |
| Spain | 0 | #355 | 98 | 2,326 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #363 | 25 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #369 | 15 | 11,440 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #385 | 354 | 17,960 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #392 | 711 | 7,044 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #402 | 26 | 2,041 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #410 | 913 | 16,906 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #462 | 1,181 | 25,619 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #468 | 2,069 | 10,046 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #488 | 23 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #496 | 10 | 7,500 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #507 | 44 | 12,054 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #512 | 16 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #514 | 35 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #531 | 22 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #547 | 61 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #553 | 133 | 3,552 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #564 | 13 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 32 | 8,289 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #594 | 18 | 9,488 |
| IT | 0 | #607 | 108 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #611 | 142 | 12,213 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #632 | 538 | 25,439 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #656 | 12 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #691 | 17 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #734 | 53 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #753 | 17 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #799 | 53 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #810 | 20 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #811 | 28 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #856 | 26 | 17,948 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #861 | 221 | 16,140 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #905 | 39 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #930 | 12 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #955 | 6 | 10,120 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #964 | 20 | 5,561 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 56 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,083 | 46 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,104 | 80 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,421 | 26 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,577 | 38 | 28,008 |
Fabian is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:
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