Total births
21
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.
- 21
- total births
- 1931–1982
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that 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.
- 21 total births
- 1931–1982 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Fabia since 1931, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1982.
- 21
- total births
- 1931–1982
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Fabia was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
6 babies were named Fabia in 1982 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1931
Fabia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1982
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Fabia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fabia? ▼
Since 1931, Social Security records show 21 babies named Fabia. The most recent recorded year was 1982. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 6 births.
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.
Keep exploring Fabia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fabia: Baby Name Since 1931 - 21 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fabia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.