Fabiola
Latin diminutive of Fabia, the feminine of the Roman family name Fabius, which comes from faba, a bean; a fourth-century Roman saint bore it.
Fabiola in 2025
Fabiola was given to 53 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,431st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 62,554 babies born.
The history of Fabiola
Fabiola reached its highest point in 1996, when 327 babies were given the name, ranking 1,224th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,221st, in 1995.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 9,429 babies have been named Fabiola. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Fabiola by decade
| Decade | Babies named Fabiola | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 2,238 |
| 1900s | 24 | 2,299 |
| 1910s | 56 | 2,617 |
| 1920s | 111 | 3,395 |
| 1930s | 108 | 3,871 |
| 1940s | 56 | 5,810 |
| 1950s | 79 | 4,579 |
| 1960s | 180 | 3,679 |
| 1970s | 671 | 1,916 |
| 1980s | 1,333 | 1,487 |
| 1990s | 2,879 | 1,221 |
| 2000s | 2,457 | 1,456 |
| 2010s | 1,122 | 2,587 |
| 2020s | 337 | 4,544 |
Where Fabiola is heading
Fabiola has fallen 48% over the past decade, from 101 babies in 2015 to 53 in 2025.
Names like Fabiola
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Fabiola.