74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, English Pronounced Pron. FA-bee-an(German) FA-bee-ahn(Dutch) FA-byan(Polish) FAY-bee-ən(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from Fabius. Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesFabianus(Ancient Roman) Fabijan(Croatian) Fabien(French) Fábián, Fabó(Hungarian) Fabiano(Italian) Fabiano(Portuguese) Fabijan(Slovene) Fabián(Spanish) Surname DescendantsFabian(English) Fabian(German) Fabian(Polish) Same SpellingFábián, Fabián PopularityDetails Last ranked #18 in 2021 Austria Last ranked #187 in 1996 Belgium Last ranked #93 in 2021 (Fabian) #68 in 2016 (Fabián) Chile Last ranked #175 in 2016 (Fabian) #108 in 2016 (Fabián) Czech Republic Last ranked #416 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #463 in 2004 France Last ranked #17 in 1999 Germany Last ranked #143 in 2021 Mexico Last ranked #200 in 2022 Netherlands Last ranked #39 in 2022 Poland Last ranked #223 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #86 in 2011 Sweden Last ranked #76 in 2016 Switzerland Last ranked #457 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Denmark: January 20Germany: January 20Norway: January 20Poland: January 20Sweden: January 20 Categories cricketers, flora, food, Harry Potter characters, House of Anubis characters, illustrators, nature, NBA players, Orthodox saints, plants, popes, retired Atlantic hurricane names, saints, Shakespearean characters, storms, The Sopranos characters, top 10 in Puerto Rico, top 10 in Switzerland