Boys' name · since 1972
Fanon
5 babies named Fanon 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.
- #40,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Fanon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Fanon recorded 5 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1972.
- #40,884 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fanon ranks #40,884 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Fanon's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fanon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Fanon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Fanon's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Fanon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 1972–1972 (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 Fanon 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.