Girls' name · since 1977
Fanta
Fanta has 1,168 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,585 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,168
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fanta is the #4585 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,168 recorded since 1977.
Fanta has 1,168 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4585 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,585 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,168 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fanta ranks #6,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,585 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,168 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,585 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,168
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fanta's 1,168 recorded births place it above 90.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fanta compares
1,168 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fanta's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fanta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,168 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fanta splits its recorded history at 2002: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Fanta by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (323 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Fanta's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 323 births (28% of all-time use).
How Fanta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fanta's total volume
Fanta by state
Where Fanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 408 | 34.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
408 of 1,168 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Fanta's data
- Fanta's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (323 total births) through the 2020s (162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fantas (408 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Fanta 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.