Girls' name · since 1979
Fantasia
Fantasia has 1,815 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,815
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fantasia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,815 recorded since 1979.
Fantasia has 1,815 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #5,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,815 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fantasia ranks #5,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,815 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,815
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fantasia's 1,815 recorded births place it above 93.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Fantasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fantasia splits its recorded history at 2000: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 167 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fantasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Fantasia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (903 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Fantasia's strongest decade.
903 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Fantasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 188
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
903 births
- 2000s
2000s
624 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 903 births (50% of all-time use).
How Fantasia 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 Fantasia's total volume
Fantasia by state
Where Fantasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 184 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 88 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 72 | 4.0% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 65 | 3.6% |
| #5 | California | | 64 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 55 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 49 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 45 | 2.5% |
184 of 1,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Fantasia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fantasia's data
- Fantasia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (903 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Fantasias (184 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fantasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Fantasia 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.