Names / Girl names
Fable
Current rank
#3,177
and rising
All-time peak
#3,177
in 2025
First recorded
2008
in U.S. data
Children named
346
since 2008
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,177 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Fable first shows up in American naming records in 2008, where it reads as a girls' name. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 346 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.