Fabienne
A French feminine name derived from the Latin Fabianus meaning "from Fabbio".
Name Census estimates that about 435 living Americans carry the first name Fabienne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Fabienne today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fabienne births was 1950 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fabienne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Fabienne with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
435
~ 1 in 787,941 Americans
Peak year
1950
36 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2010 SSA rank
#13,939
Tracked since 1949
Census
Fabienne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,465 people with the first name Fabienne, which placed it at #9,474 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,474
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,465 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fabienne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fabienne is Black at 56.0%. The next largest groups are White (36.9%) and Hispanic (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fabienne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fabienne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American56.0% · 821
- White36.9% · 541
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 45
- Two or more races2.9% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 16
Popularity
Fabienne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fabienne from the 1940s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 137 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fabienne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fabienne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fabiennes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, Florida, California recorded the most babies named Fabienne, while California, Florida, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 38 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fabienne
The given name Fabienne has its origins in the Latin language and is derived from the Roman family name "Fabius". The name Fabius is believed to come from the Latin word "faba", meaning "bean". This suggests that the Fabius family may have been involved in the cultivation or trade of beans in ancient Rome.
The earliest recorded use of the name Fabienne can be traced back to the Middle Ages in France, where it was a feminine form of the masculine name Fabien. During this period, it was common practice to create feminine versions of male names by adding the suffix "-enne" or "-ienne".
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Fabienne was Fabienne d'Aubigné, a French writer and courtier who lived from 1635 to 1719. She was the wife of the famous French poet and dramatist, Jean Racine.
Another notable figure was Fabienne Dulac, a French film director and screenwriter who lived from 1882 to 1950. She was a pioneer of the avant-garde movement in cinema and directed several influential films during the early 20th century.
In the realm of literature, Fabienne Verdier (1945-present) is a renowned French novelist and essayist. Her works often explore themes of identity, memory, and the human condition.
In the field of sports, Fabienne Humbert (born 1997) is a professional tennis player from France. She has won several titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 25 in the world.
Fabienne Demal (1938-2023) was a Belgian painter and sculptor known for her abstract and minimalist works. She gained international recognition and had her works featured in numerous exhibitions across Europe and the United States.
While the name Fabienne has its roots in Latin and French origins, it has since been adopted and used in various cultures and languages around the world, with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Fabienne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fabienne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fabienne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fabienne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 435 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fabienne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 787,941 US residents.
Is Fabienne a common name?
We classify Fabienne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 488 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fabienne most popular?
The single biggest year for Fabienne was 1950, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fabienne is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fabienne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,465 people with the name Fabienne, or 0.49 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,474 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fabienne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fabienne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fabienne appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,468 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fabienne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fabienne is Black at 56.0%. The next largest groups are White (36.9%) and Hispanic (3.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fabienne most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Fabienne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (821 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fabienne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fabienne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fabienne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fabienne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fabienne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fabienne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Fabienne?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.