US rank #4217 Girls' name Peak 1977 1,137 births

Fanta — #4217 US girls' name

1,137 babies named Fanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1311980s1091990s1442000s3232010s2992020s131
#4217
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Fanta was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

66 babies were named Fanta in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fanta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,137 babies named Fanta between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fanta currently holds the #4217 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fanta performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fanta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Fanta in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fanta 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 1,137 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.

Fanta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,137

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1977

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,217

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fanta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
66
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819811977 66

Fanta by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
323 births that decade — 28% of Fanta's all-time total
1970s1311980s1091990s1442000s3232010s2992020s131

Fanta by state

Where Fanta concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Fanta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
399 35.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
43 3.8%
#3 Maryland
20 1.8%
#4 Georgia
10 0.9%
#5 Texas
5 0.4%
New York share of Fanta's total US births 35.1%
Even split

399 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fanta?
1,137 babies have been named Fanta since 1977. It currently ranks #4217 among girls. The peak year was 1977 with 66 births.
When was Fanta most popular?
Fanta was most popular in the 2000s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Fanta most popular?
The top states for the name Fanta are New York (399 births), Pennsylvania (43 births), Maryland (20 births).
How long has the name Fanta been used?
Fanta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fanta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fannie, Fanny, Fantasia, Fancy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.