Girls' name · since 1949
Fabienne
489 babies named Fabienne in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fabienne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 489 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabienne has been recorded 489 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2010.
- #12,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 489 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabienne ranks #12,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 489 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 489
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fabienne's 489 recorded births place it above 83.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Fabienne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fabienne's full recorded timeline at 1983, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fabienne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2010
- Peak year (1950)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Fabienne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (137 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Fabienne's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fabienne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 137 births (28% of all-time use).
Fabienne by state
Where Fabienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 85 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 24 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
85 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fabienne's data
- Fabienne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Fabiennes (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Fabienne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1949–2010 (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 Fabienne 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.