Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Fabian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Fabian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

1,396

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1882Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

49.1%

2024

711

All-time

43,590

Fabian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 1,396 boys were named Fabian.

In 2024, only 711 boys were given the name.

Down 49.1% from its peak.

All told, about 43,590 Americans have been named Fabian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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