Fabian vs Sean

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Fabian was ranked #272 and Sean #52 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Fabian was ranked #509 and Sean #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2022, Fabian was ranked #196 and Sean #496 among boys in Norway.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Fabian was ranked #538 and Sean #638 among boys in England and Wales.

Fabian and Sean over time

Fabian and Sean appear together in 4 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Sean held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fabian in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Sean reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Fabian in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

• Norway · Boys42 shared years, 1976–2022

  Fabian held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Sean in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Fabian #110 in 2005, Sean #185 in 2007.

  The order changed in 1985: Fabian moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #614 and #560; by 1985 that had become #350 and #400.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Fabian #196, Sean #496.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys39 shared years, 1967–2025

  Fabian held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sean in 39.

  Highest recorded here: Fabian #214 in 2017, Sean #1 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Fabian #509, Sean #141.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Fabian held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sean in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Fabian #266 in 2013, Sean #49 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2022: Fabian moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #416 and #412; by 2022 that had become #404 and #577.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Fabian #538, Sean #638.

• Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2005–2023

  Fabian held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sean in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Fabian #188 in 2013, Sean #17 in 2007.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Fabian #272, Sean #52.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here