Fabien
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FAY-bee-an
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Fabien is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Fabien mean?
Latin: spelling of Fabian; from the Roman name Fabianus
From the Roman name Fabianus, based on the family name Fabius, possibly from Latin faba, bean; borne by a third-century pope.
Meaning borrowed from Fabian. More on Wiktionary.
Is Fabien a girl's or a boy's name?
Fabien is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fabien in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Fabien, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fabien in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 77 boys in the UK were given Fabien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #521, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Fabian 74
- Fabien 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Fabien in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Fabien in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Fabien, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Fabien in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 667 boys in the US were given Fabien or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #467, up from #6,799 for this spelling alone.
- Fabian 655
- Fabien 12
Fabien in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
Names like Fabien
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ibrahim, Abdullah, Hamza, Hassan, Mustafa, Dylan, Benjamin, Ethan, Ahmed, Oliver, Cameron
Other spellings of Fabien
Names related to Fabien
More Latin names
Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fabien: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fabien, updated 20 October 2026.