Fabiola

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

⭐ Famous Fabiola

Fabiola Zuluaga

Colombian tennis player

Choose Fabiola and your child shares a first name with Fabiola Zuluaga, a Colombian tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Fabiola, like who?” Fabiola Zuluaga's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 30,303 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Fabiola, 53 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Fabiola would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFabiola first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #662. Today it's #3,067, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowFabiola was 3.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,071 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 30,303.
• 🍂TrendFabiola has slipped 101 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,067. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Fabiola means “bean grower”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Fabiola

Fabiola is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “bean grower”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ola”. US birth records list Fabiola for girls from 1892 to 2025, in 117 of those 134 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #662 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,067, with 53 babies.

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