Boys' name · since 1961
Fabien
Fabien has 706 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fabien currently ranks #6873 among boys' names in America, with 706 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabien has been recorded 706 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #6873 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,873 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 706 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabien ranks #6,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,873 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 706 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fabien's 706 recorded births place it above 85.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Fabien compares
706 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fabien's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fabien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fabien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fabien's full recorded timeline at 2001, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fabien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Fabien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (245 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Fabien's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Fabien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 245 births (35% of all-time use).
How Fabien compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fabien's total volume
Fabien by state
Where Fabien concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.1% |
59 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Fabien's data
- Fabien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (245 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Fabiens (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fabien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
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, 1961–2025 (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 Fabien 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.