How Many People Are Named Fable?
An estimated 281 people in the United States have the first name Fable. It is predominantly female (92.2%). The average bearer is 8 years old, and Fable peaked in popularity in 2024 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fable as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fable paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
281
About 1 in 1,219,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.2% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
41 births
Total Registered
283
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fable
Fable is predominantly female (92.2%), though 22 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Fable as a male name
Ranked #12,809 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2021 (7 births)
Fable as a female name
Ranked #3,708 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (41 births)
Fable: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fable span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 146 babies were registered. Fable remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Fable by Decade
How has Fable tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fable + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fable as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fable
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fable: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fable?
We estimate approximately 281 people named Fable are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,219,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Fable a common name?
Fable is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 283 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fable most popular?
Fable reached peak popularity in 2024, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fable is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fable a female name?
Fable is predominantly female. 92.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fable Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fable Smith, Fable Johnson, Fable Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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