Fabius

Boys' name

Bean

Fabius has been given to 6 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1971, with 6 recorded.

Babies named Fabius, 1971

1 in 572,000

Fabius over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Fabius: meaning, origin, and history

Bean

Latin

What Fabius means

Fabius means “bean”, associated with faba.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Latin Fabius, name of a Patrician Roman gens, from faba (“bean”).

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Origin, language, and formation

Fabius is used in English. Its origins include Latin.

Fabius comes through Latin Fabius.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6 boys were recorded with the name Fabius between 1971 and 1971. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1971; its best national rank was #4,578 in 1971.

How common is Fabius?

Fabius had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1971, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1971: 1 in 572,000; 6 of 3,432,187 births
Among boys only: 1 in 295,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1971: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 396,503 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Fabius sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1971 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 396,503 children born in 1971 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Fabius. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Fabiuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Fabius was born before 1971 — so the typical Fabius is around 54 today.

Median birth year: 1971; About 54 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 6; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (6).

Is Fabius rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1971 (6)
Years since peak: 54; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #4,578; 1971

Spellings of Fabius

Fabius is not the most common spelling — Darius is, with 46.5% against Fabius's <0.01%.

Darius46.5%54,006
Fabian38.1%44,250
Faris2.8%3,225
Fabio2.5%2,897
Marius2.3%2,654
Caius2.0%2,329
Kaius1.7%2,011
Jarius1.6%1,814

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Fabius around the world

Where Fabius ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1905–1911
#822
in 1911

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Fabius by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,578; 1971
Peak year: 1971; 6 that year
First recorded: 1971
Last recorded: 1971
All-time count: 6
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Fabius

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Fabiel Khaius Matius Jakyius Amirius Jadius Fable Levius Garius Jakius Helius Syrius Azaius Aelius Zavius Fabin Arkadius Airius Jacaius Kasius Tyrius Amaius Tertius Zarrius

Sibling names for Fabius

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Trena Charisse Darcie Michell Tressa Kerrie Nicola Latonia

For a brother

Shon Darrick Judd Douglass Alfonzo Scottie Erich Edwardo

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