boy (SSA Category)Latin OriginUS Rank #468 in 2025

Fabian

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Bean grower”

Linguistic heritage: Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:FAY-bee-uhn

IPA (US English):/ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20071,396 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#468655 births in 2025

Total US Registrations44,577Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio99% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1900 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2007 (1,396 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1900

Recent 2025 Level655 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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