Fabian
Usage of Fabian in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Fabian against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Fabian is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Fabian comes from Latin and means “one who grows beans,” sharing a root with the fava bean. Teen idol Fabian Forte made the name popular in the U.S., and romance cover model Fabio later kept a form of it in view.
Fabian in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 655 boys were named Fabian, making it the #468 boys' name in the US. Since 1882, 44,250 boys have been named Fabian, with the most (1,396) in 2007. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Nevada and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Fabian in other languages
- Fabio Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Fabiano Italian
- Fabien French
- Fabià Catalan
- Fabián Spanish
- Fábián Hungarian
Fabian name days
- January 20 Norway
- January 20 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Fabian
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Fabian, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Fabian (Category 4) | 2003 | North Atlantic | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1997 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1991 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Typhoon Fabian (Category 1) | 1988 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1985 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1985 | Western Pacific | – |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1985 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Fabian | 1981 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Fabian
There are 22 towns and villages with Fabian in their name, in 8 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 11🇵🇭 Philippines 4🇨🇺 Cuba 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇨🇱 Chile 1🇫🇷 France 1🇭🇺 Hungary 1🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Fabian | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,335 | Map |
| San Fabián | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 29 | Map |
| Fabián Bernal | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Antonio Fabián | Mayabeque, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| Don Fabián | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Fabian | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
| Fabián | Matanzas Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| Fabián Hernández | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Fábián | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Oficina Fabián | Miranda, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Fabian songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Fabian in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Fabian
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Fabian.
Fabian Barbiero
Fabian Bredlow
Fabian Brunnström
Fabian Bruskewitz
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Fictional characters named Fabian
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Fabian as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Fabian in public pet registers, making it the #22,383 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (5), Allegheny County (1). Fabian as a dog name →
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