Fabio
Boy name · 12 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Fabio: 12 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1984.
There's no mistaking the Italian flair of Fabio. It originates from the Latin family name *Fabius*, derived from *faba*, meaning "bean," a humble root for a name now associated with romance-novel covers. The most famous bearer is undoubtedly Fabio Lanzoni, the long-haired Italian-American model who graced countless book jackets. The ancient Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus gave us the military tactic of "Fabian strategy"—wearing down an enemy by attrition. While you won't find a Scottish town named Fabio, the name shares its bean-growing root with the Scottish surname Fabian, a rare but genuine variant in the Lowlands. A cultural note: the name saw a peculiar spike in Scotland in the early 1990s, likely coinciding with the peak of the model's fame.
Boy 4 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19843 babies
- Latest (2009)
- #6263 babies
- Total births
- 12since 1984
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y