Fabio
Boy name · #2608 in 2025 · Very rare
Fabio ranks #2608 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 50 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2565, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,000 boys born in 2025 was named Fabio.
The 110-year story
Fabio first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 5 boys received the name. Its peak came in 2006, when 98 boys were named Fabio — good for #1526 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Fabio per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Fabio in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Fabio is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Fabio will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Fabio is most common
State-level data for Fabio is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Fabio
Statistically, parents drawn to Fabio tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fausto, Flavio, Macario, Braulio, and Marko.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Fabio | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2604 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2313 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2408 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3497 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2467 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2228 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2472 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2186 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2278 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2565 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2277 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2364 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2155 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2129 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2402 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2528 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1899 |
| 2007 | 72 | #1951 |
| 2006 | 98 | #1526 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2265 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1953 |
| 2003 | 74 | #1673 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1974 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2151 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Fabio a popular boy name?
Fabio ranked #2608 among boys in 2025 with 50 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2565.
When was the name Fabio most popular?
Fabio peaked in 2006, when 98 American boys received the name (ranked #1526 that year). Since 2006 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Fabio?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,000 newborn American boys was named Fabio. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.