Given name & surname
Fable
“one who tells stories”
Fable is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who tells stories.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who tells stories.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fable through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 346
- 35 boys · 311 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #3,177 for girls · #6,574 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +158%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,177 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 140.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 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.
Fable’s family of names
Fable has a related form in Fabal. Fable has a related form in Fabel. Fable has a related form in Fabil.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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