Fabio

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A few things about Fabio you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Fabio

Fabio Capello

Italian association football manager

Choose Fabio and your child shares a first name with Fabio Capello, an Italian association football manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Fabio, like who?” Fabio Capello's Wikipedia article is available in 59 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 34,130 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Fabio, 50 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Fabio would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFabio first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1994, when it reached #1,288.
• 🍂TrendFabio has slipped 137 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,604. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedFabio is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #912. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Fabio means “bean grower”. Our records link it to Hispanic, Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Fabio

Fabio is a boy name of Hispanic, Italian and Latin origin meaning “bean grower”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-bio”. US birth records list Fabio for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 74 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked #1,288 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,604, with 50 babies.

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