Girls' name · since 1892
Fabiola
9,376 babies named Fabiola in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,376
- born since 1892
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fabiola currently ranks #3069 among girls' names in America, with 9,376 babies recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabiola has been recorded 9,376 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #3069 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #1,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,069 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,376 born since 1892
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fabiola ranks #1,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,069 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,376 born since 1892, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,069 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,376
- born since 1892
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fabiola's 9,376 recorded births place it above 97.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fabiola compares
9,376 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Fabiola's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fabiola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 322 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fabiola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fabiola's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 322, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fabiola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 322
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Fabiola popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1985 (Fabiola as boys' name)
Fabiola by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,836 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Fabiola's strongest decade.
2,836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Fabiola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 111
1920s
111 births
- 1930s 108
1930s
108 births
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 180
1960s
180 births
- 1970s 671
1970s
671 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,323 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,836 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,457 births
- 2010s 1,122
2010s
1,122 births
- 2020s 337
2020s
337 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,836 births (30% of all-time use).
How Fabiola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fabiola's total volume
Fabiola by state
Where Fabiola concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,601 | 38.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,552 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 543 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 508 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 387 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 184 | 2.0% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 100 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 91 | 1.0% |
3,601 of 9,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Fabiola appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fabiola's data
- Fabiola's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,836 total births); usage has since declined to 337 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fabiolas (3,601 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fabiola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Fabiola 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.