Fabia
Fabia is a female given name derived from the male names Fabius, Fabian or Fabio. It may be related to the Fabia gens of the Romans, which may be derived from the Latin faba, meaning "bean".
- Italian
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Fabia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fabia is a female given name derived from the male names Fabius, Fabian or Fabio. It may be related to the Fabia gens of the Romans, which may be derived from the Latin faba, meaning "bean".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
- Catalan
The Story of Fabia
American parents first put Fabia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1931, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 6 Fabias were born — ranking #9,237 that year. About 29% of every Fabia on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Fabia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Fabia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fabia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Fabia
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About the name Fabia
Fabia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Fabia's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #9,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Fabia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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