Recorded 1960–1991 Boys' name Peak 1976 49 births

Fabain — boys' name

49 babies named Fabain in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s201980s121990s7
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Fabain was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Fabain in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fabain

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Fabain between 1960 and 1991, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fabain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fabain performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fabain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fabain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fabain at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

49

Since 1960

32 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1960

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1991

Fabain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1960

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Fabain by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 41% of Fabain's all-time total
1960s101970s201980s121990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fabain?
49 babies have been named Fabain since 1960. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Fabain most popular?
Fabain was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Fabain been used?
Fabain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 32 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Fabain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fabian, Fabio, Fabrizio, Fabricio, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.