Given name & surname
Fabio
“fabian tactics”
Fabio is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “fabian tactics.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “fabian tactics.”
Where it comes from
Fabio is a variant of Fabian. An origin associated with Fabian is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Fabio developed from Fabius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fabio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,897
- 2,897 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,613 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,613 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 98 in 2006. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,077 as a first name in 2020; 575 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fabio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Fabio developed from the Latin form Fabius. Fabio has a related form in Fabian. In Spanish usage, Fabio has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Fabian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fabio has relatives in 8 languages.
8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Fabio
- Fabio CannavaroItalian association football player and managerborn 1973
- Fábio CoentrãoPortuguese footballerborn 1988
- Fabio CapelloItalian association football managerborn 1946
- Fabio QuagliarellaItalian association football player (born 1983)
- Fabio GrossoItalian football player and managerborn 1977
- FabioBrazilian association football player (born 1990)
- Fabio BoriniItalian association football player (born 1991)
- Fabio FogniniItalian tennis player (born 1987)
- Fabio Arucyclistborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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