Unisex name · since 1981
Fame
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 7 babies named Fame, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #57,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
7 girls have been named Fame since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fame has been recorded 7 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1981.
- #57,944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fame ranks #57,944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #57,944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fame's 7 recorded births place it above 18.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fame popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1981
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Fame popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Fame as boys' name)
Fame by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Fame's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Fame births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fame: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fame draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.