Girls' name · since 1931

Fabia

Fabia has 21 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#45,316 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1931
1980s
peak decade

21 girls have been named Fabia since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Fabia has 21 recorded births among girls since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1982.

  • #45,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1931
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabia ranks #45,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1931, peaking in the 1980s.

#45,316 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1931
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fabia's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fabia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Fabia's full recorded timeline at 1960, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Fabia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
4.555.566.5 1931195719601982 6

Fabia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).

1980s was Fabia's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Fabia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fabia?
Since 1931, Social Security records show 21 babies named Fabia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #45,316 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1982. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 6 births.
Where does Fabia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabia ranks #45,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fabia most popular?
Fabia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Fabia been used?
The SSA has tracked Fabia since 1931 -- 52 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Fabia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fabiola, Fabiana, Fabienne, Fabian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fabia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fabia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.