Recorded 1904–1915 Boys' name Peak 1904 11 births

Fairbanks — boys' name

11 babies named Fairbanks in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1904. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s5
1900s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Fairbanks was born in this single decade.

1904
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fairbanks in 1904 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fairbanks

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Fairbanks between 1904 and 1915, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fairbanks currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1915. The name reached its historical peak in 1904, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fairbanks performed strongest in the 1900s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fairbanks shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fairbanks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fairbanks at a glance

Last recorded 1915

Total births

11

Since 1904

12 years of records

Peak year

1904

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1900s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1915

Active since

1904

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1915

Fairbanks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1904

Last recorded 1915
Peak year (1904)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 19151904 6

Fairbanks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1900s
Peak decade
1900s
6 births that decade — 55% of Fairbanks's all-time total
1900s61910s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fairbanks?
11 babies have been named Fairbanks since 1904. It was last recorded in 1915. The peak year was 1904 with 6 births.
When was Fairbanks most popular?
Fairbanks was most popular in the 1900s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1904.
How long has the name Fairbanks been used?
Fairbanks has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 12 years of data through 1915.
What names are similar to Fairbanks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faisal, Faizan, Faiz, Faith, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–1915 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.