Fun Facts About the Name Fabien
- 706 babies named Fabien: U.S. records list 706 babies given the name Fabien from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fabien Mean?
Fabien is the French masculine form of Fabian, from Latin Fabianus, meaning "of Fabius" or "belonging to the Fabius family." Fabianus was a Roman cognomen formed from the family name Fabius with the suffix -ianus. Fabius is traditionally connected with Latin faba, "bean," giving the customary sense "bean grower"; whether the family name actually came from that word is uncertain. Thus the literal derivation is "of Fabius," while "bean grower" is a traditional explanation rather than a direct translation of Fabien.
Fabien Name History & Origins
Latin Fabianus passed into French as Fabien through the regular change of the suffix -ianus to -ien, a pattern also seen in chrétien from Latin christianus. The feminine French form is Fabienne. In Christian tradition, the name is associated with Saint Fabian, bishop of Rome from 236 to 250, who was martyred under the emperor Decius; French refers to him as saint Fabien. Related forms include English and German Fabian, Italian Fabiano, and Spanish Fabián. The name is not originally English; its use in English reflects the French form or the closely related Fabian.
How Popular is the Name Fabien?
Fabien has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #3,154 in 1984.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,921 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,375 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,063 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,515 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,831 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #11,033 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,141 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,279 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,814 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #9,104 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,659 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #5,117 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #5,746 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,751 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,873 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,106 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #4,199 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #3,442 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,534 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,463 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,750 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #3,774 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #3,389 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #5,214 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #3,543 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,865 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #3,414 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,726 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,643 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #6,156 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #3,927 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,158 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #3,886 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,402 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,075 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,780 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #3,682 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,360 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #4,052 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #4,591 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,471 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #3,154 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #6,579 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,696 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #6,370 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,281 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,355 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,264 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Fabien Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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