Fable
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Fable is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “fable; moral tale”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 3,167th for girls in the US (50 babies).
What does Fable mean?
English: English word, from Latin fabula 'story'
“fable; moral tale”
From Latin fabula, 'story'; Aesop's animal tales are the classic fables.
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Is Fable a girl's or a boy's name?
Fable is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 50 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Fable in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Fable, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls.
2025 had the most girls named Fable of any year since it first appeared, in 2015.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Fable in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
How popular is Fable in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,167among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 181% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 50 girls in the US were named Fable, making it the 3,167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. It first appears in the records in 2008. 13 boys were also named Fable in 2025 (6,442nd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Fable of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Fable in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 79% of the babies named Fable in the US were girls.
Fable in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3,167 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
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