Fabien

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⭐ Famous Fabien

Fabien Barthez

French footballer (born 1971)

Choose Fabien and your child shares a first name with Fabien Barthez, a French footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Fabien, like who?” Fabien Barthez's Wikipedia article is available in 63 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Fabien, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Fabien would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFabien first shows up in US birth records in 1961, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 64 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1984, when it reached #3,107.
• 🚀TrendFabien has climbed 3,802 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #6,803. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningFabien is a French form of Fabian, which means “bean grower”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Fabien

Fabien is a boy name of French and Latin origin meaning “bean grower”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ien”. US birth records list Fabien for boys from 1961 to 2025, in 49 of those 65 years. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked #3,107 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.

Origin:French namesLatin names