Fabio is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Fabius, from the Latin faba, so it means "bean"; the Fabii were one of the great patrician families of Rome, including the general Fabius Maximus. Americans long associated the name with the Italian model Fabio Lanzoni, who graced countless romance novel covers. In the United States Fabio ranked number 2761 in 2000, peaked at number 1527 in 2006 and stood at number 2613 in 2025 with 50 boys.