boy's name
Fabrice
fa-BREES
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 135,658
Fabrice means craftsman, from the Latin for a worker in hard materials — the same root that gives us fabric, fabricate and forge. It ranks 2649th in France on a 1973 peak of 8,470.
- Fabrice is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1973, when 8,480 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Fabrice over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 235 |
| 1950s | 8,135 |
| 1960s | 45,665 |
| 1970s | 60,275 |
| 1980s | 16,385 |
| 1990s | 2,825 |
| 2000s | 835 |
| 2010s | 190 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
What Fabrice means
Fabrice means a craftsman, or one who works with the hands. The Latin faber named a worker in metal, wood or stone specifically, not any kind of maker.
Where Fabrice comes from
Fabrice is the French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, from faber — a craftsman in hard material, a smith or a carpenter. The word gives fabric, which originally meant a workshop rather than cloth, and fabricate, and it stands behind the French forgeron. Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a Roman consul famous for refusing bribes from Pyrrhus, which made him a stock example of incorruptibility for later writers, and Dante places him among the virtuous.
Fabrice in use
Fabrice peaked in France in 1973, when 8,480 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in two of the seven markets we track — 2649th in France on 10 births and 8289th in the United States on 9 — across 135,658 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1900.
How popular is Fabrice?
In 2025, Fabrice was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Fabrice is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Fabrice
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fabrice also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fabrice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Fabrice in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Fabrice
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fabrice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fabrice
What does the name Fabrice mean?
A craftsman — the Latin faber, a worker in metal, wood or stone.
Is it related to the word fabric?
Yes. Fabric originally meant a workshop, not cloth.
Who was Fabricius?
A Roman consul famous for refusing bribes, and a stock example of incorruptibility for later writers.
How popular is Fabrice?
2649th in France, down from a 1973 peak of 8,470 births.
Is Fabrice a girl's or a boy's name?
Fabrice is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Fabrice a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fabrice currently ranks #2,649 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.