Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 2020 92 births

Fama — girls' name

92 babies named Fama in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s181930s52000s182010s82020s23
2020s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Fama was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fama in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fama

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Fama between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fama currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fama performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fama shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fama 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 92 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.

Fama at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

92

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

2020

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Fama popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1916

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 20222020200920011925192019181916 7

Fama by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 25% of Fama's all-time total
1910s201920s181930s52000s182010s82020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fama?
92 babies have been named Fama since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
When was Fama most popular?
Fama was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Fama been used?
Fama has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Fama?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Famie, Fame. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–2022 (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.