Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1996

Fabiola

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #3,079 Trend ↓ Falling 29%
Rank 2025
#3,079
among girls · ↑55 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Fabiola · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1996
327 babies
All-time total
9,429
#1,753 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Fabiola popularity over time

9,429 babies have been named Fabiola since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 16 – 16 2 – #1,431
1900s 24 – 24 2 +50% #1,486
1910s 56 – 56 6 +133% #1,676
1920s 111 – 111 11 +98% #1,922
1930s 108 – 108 11 -3% #2,239
1940s 56 – 56 6 -48% #3,681
1950s 79 – 79 8 +41% #2,846
1960s 180 – 180 18 +128% #2,371
1970s 671 – 671 67 +273% #1,158
1980s 1,323 10 1,333 133 +99% #844
1990s 2,836 43 2,879 288 +116% #663
2000s 2,457 – 2,457 246 -15% #807
2010s 1,122 – 1,122 112 -54% #1,462
2020s (to 2025) 337 – 337 56 -50% #2,566

Where Fabiola is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

Where Fabiola is most popular

Girls named Fabiola per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Fabiola born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 68 0.085 +142%
California 50 0.059 +71%
Florida 21 0.049 +41%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fabiola

Fabiola is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,079 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 9,429 American babies have been named Fabiola. Its peak came in 1996, when 327 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fabiola stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fabiola?

The median living Fabiola is about 28 years old; half are between 19 and 36. An estimated 9,000 people named Fabiola are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fabiola year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #3,079 – –
2024 51 #3,134 – –
2023 56 #2,988 – –
2022 55 #3,006 – –
2021 68 #2,566 – –
2020 54 #2,987 – –
2019 89 #2,118 – –
2018 91 #2,104 – –
2017 89 #2,148 – –
2016 90 #2,156 – –
2015 101 #1,974 – –
2014 117 #1,769 – –
2013 110 #1,838 – –
2012 156 #1,462 – –
2011 136 #1,593 – –
2010 143 #1,557 – –
2009 174 #1,369 – –
2008 209 #1,217 – –
2007 256 #1,031 – –
2006 262 #994 – –
2005 260 #951 – –
2004 282 #871 – –
2003 246 #951 – –
2002 288 #807 – –
2001 255 #896 – –
2000 225 #949 – –
1995 322 #663 – –
1990 231 #850 7 #6,653
1985 124 #1,150 5 #6,874
1980 93 #1,353 – –
1975 87 #1,280 – –
1970 39 #2,092 – –
1965 16 #3,183 – –
1960 13 #3,559 – –
1955 7 #4,876 – –
1950 7 #4,443 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 5 #4,566 – –
1935 14 #2,239 – –
1930 10 #2,922 – –
1925 5 #5,262 – –
1920 13 #2,639 – –
1915 10 #2,772 – –
1910 9 #1,676 – –
1905 5 #2,046 – –
1900 8 #1,486 – –
1895 5 #1,684 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Fabiola

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fabiola Gianotti Fabiola Gianotti Italian physicist, previous director general of the European Council for Nuclear Research b. 1960 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Fabiola Zuluaga Fabiola Zuluaga Colombian tennis player b. 1979 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fabiola, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fabiola?

The median living Fabiola is about 28 years old. Half of all living Fabiolas are between 19 and 36 years old.

How many people named Fabiola are alive today?

An estimated 9,000 people named Fabiola are alive in the United States, based on 9,429 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fabiola in 2025?

Fabiola ranked #3,079 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fabiola?

9,429 babies have been named Fabiola in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fabiola most popular?

Fabiola peaked in 1996, when 327 newborns received the name.

Is Fabiola a boy or girl name?

Fabiola is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fabiola rising or falling?

Fabiola is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Fabiola become more popular?

Fabiola is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Fabiola in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fabiola?

Well-known people named Fabiola include Fabiola Gianotti (physicist), Fabiola Zuluaga (tennis player).

Names like Fabiola

Names that sound and feel close to Fabiola: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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