Fabien
Fabien is both a French given masculine name and a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Fabien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fabien is both a French given masculine name and a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Fabien
Fabien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 32 Fabiens were born — ranking #3,421 that year. As of 2026, Fabien ranks #7,224 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 694 Fabiens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Fabien
Fabien is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 694 births in the dataset. Fabien's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Fabien'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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