Fabian
Boy6 letters
#509
in Ireland (2025)
#492 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#214
best rank (2017)
364
babies since 1967
Down 212
10-year rank change
Fabian through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #492 |
| 2024 | 6 | #501 |
| 2023 | 14 | #294 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 18 | #253 |
| 2019 | 10 | #357 |
| 2018 | 17 | #267 |
| 2017 | 26 | #214 |
| 2016 | 24 | #224 |
| 2015 | 16 | #280 |
| 2014 | 22 | #246 |
| 2013 | 19 | #265 |
| 2012 | 22 | #243 |
| 2011 | 14 | #308 |
| 2010 | 16 | #284 |
| 2009 | 21 | #247 |
| 2008 | 13 | #317 |
| 2007 | 8 | #374 |
| 2006 | 7 | #355 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 3 | #506 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1993 | 3 | #339 |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1978 | 5 | #255 |
| 1977 | 4 | #293 |
| 1976 | 4 | #288 |
| 1975 | 5 | #265 |
| 1974 | 4 | #288 |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1970 | 4 | #278 |
| 1969 | 3 | #291 |
| 1968 | 4 | #243 |
| 1967 | 3 | #265 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Fabian yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian | 6 | 364 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #188 (2013); 65 babies since 2005.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.