Fabiana
Feminine · “of the Fabii”
Fabiana comes from one of the oldest patrician families in Rome, and the family's name is about a bean. The Fabii were supposed to have been bean-growers, which is exactly the kind of origin the great Roman houses had.
How old is the name Fabiana?
Fabiana first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Fabiana alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 1,800 people named Fabiana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Fabiana most popular?
Fabiana peaked in 2001, reaching #2600 nationally. Today it ranks #3028, 428 places below that high. See the whole 2001 chart.
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Where it comes from
From faba to Fabiana
The story of Fabiana
The Fabii were among the most prominent families of the Roman republic and one of them gave the world a military strategy — avoiding battle and wearing the enemy down — which is still called Fabian tactics. The name became Christian through a third-century pope, and Fabian and Fabiana stayed in use across Italy, Spain and Portugal. Fabiana reaches United States records with Italian, Brazilian and Hispanic families, where it has been steadily used.
Meaning
of the Fabii — from faba, a bean
Latin Fabius is a gens name, and Roman writers themselves derived it from faba, 'a broad bean' — the family were said to have grown them. Several of the great houses had agricultural names of the same kind: the Lentuli from lentils, the Cicerones from chickpeas. Fabianus means 'of the Fabii', and Fabiana is its feminine. The reading is documented, if not universally accepted.
How the name formed
- faba
- Fabius
- Fabianus
- Fabiana
Related forms: Fabiana · Fabiana · Fabiana · Fabienne
Pronouncing Fabiana
fah-bee-AH-nah
Four syllables with the stress on the third. English speakers say fay-bee-AN-uh, giving the first vowel an English long a, which changes the opening noticeably.
Nicknames for Fabiana
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 200767 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2600reached in 2001
- Change vs 2024
- +17.4%54 in 2025, from 46
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Fabiana in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Fabiana in Italian — same name
- Fabiana in Spanish — same name
- Fabiana in Portuguese — same name
- Fabienne in French — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, Texas, New York.
Fabianas among us
people named Fabiana are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 29,764 born in 2025 was named Fabiana
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Christl test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Fabiana's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Christl climbed just as high around 1964, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Christl's path sketches the road Fabiana is walking now.
Fabiana sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Fabiana is headed
Fabiana should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Fabiana beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Fabiana in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A documented Roman origin with an unusually down-to-earth meaning.
- Fabi and Ana are two ready short forms in different languages.
- Four syllables that read correctly in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese alike.
- Four syllables is long for daily use and the name will usually be shortened.
- The first vowel differs between the Romance and English sayings.
- Fabiana, Fabianna and Fabienne all circulate and look quite different.
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Frequently asked
- How many Fabianas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,800 people named Fabiana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Fabiana in 2025?
- Fabiana ranks #3028 among US girl names in 2025, with 54 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Fabiana?
- About 1 in every 29,764 US girls born in 2025 was named Fabiana — 54 in all.
- Will my child share the name Fabiana with classmates?
- Fabiana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Fabiana
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