Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 1972 37 births

Fania — girls' name

37 babies named Fania in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s162000s15
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Fania was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fania in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fania

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Fania between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fania performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fania shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fania 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 37 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.

Fania at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

37

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Fania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 2009200720061986198319811972 6

Fania by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 43% of Fania's all-time total
1970s61980s162000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fania?
37 babies have been named Fania since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Fania most popular?
Fania was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Fania been used?
Fania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Fania?
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, 1972–2009 (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.