Recorded 1979–2012 Girls' name Peak 2008 64 births

Fani — girls' name

64 babies named Fani in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s51990s172000s302010s5
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Fani was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Fani in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fani

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Fani between 1979 and 2012, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fani 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 64 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.

Fani at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

64

Since 1979

34 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1979

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2012

Fani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1979

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Fani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 47% of Fani's all-time total
1970s71980s51990s172000s302010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fani?
64 babies have been named Fani since 1979. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Fani most popular?
Fani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Fani been used?
Fani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 34 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Fani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fannie, Fanny, Fantasia, Fanta, and 4 more. 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, 1979–2012 (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.