Total births
107
Girls' name · since 1972
Fantasy
107 babies named Fantasy in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 1972–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Fantasy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 1972.
Fantasy has 107 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1972 to 2008.
- 107 total births
- 1972–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
107 girls have been named Fantasy since 1972, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 107
- total births
- 1972–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Fantasy was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
12 babies were named Fantasy in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Fantasy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fantasy's full recorded timeline at 2000, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fantasy at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Fantasy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Fantasy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Fantasy's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Fantasy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fantasy? ▼
107 babies have been named Fantasy since 1972. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Fantasy most popular? ▼
Fantasy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Fantasy been used? ▼
Records for Fantasy go back to 1972, giving 37 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Fantasy? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Fantasy
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fantasy
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Fanta Girl
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Fancy Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fantasy: Baby Name Since 1972 - 107 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fantasy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fantasy 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 July 2026.