Fabiola
Fabiola is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman, Portuguese.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Fabiola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fabiola is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
The Story of Fabiola
American parents first put Fabiola on the record books as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 321 Fabiolas were born — ranking #664 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Fabiolas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,143 among baby girl names with 51 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 9K Fabiolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Fabiola
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About the name Fabiola
Fabiola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Fabiola's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #664. Use the chart and map above to compare Fabiola'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.