Recorded 1972–2008 Girls' name Peak 1998 107 births

Fantasy — girls' name

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.

1970s151990s322000s60
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.

What the Data Says About Fantasy

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Fantasy between 1972 and 2008, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fantasy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fantasy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fantasy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fantasy 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 107 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.

Fantasy at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

107

Since 1972

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1972

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2008

Fantasy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1972

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20082006200320011999199619791972 5

Fantasy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 56% of Fantasy's all-time total
1970s151990s322000s60

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?
Fantasy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 37 years of data 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.

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, 1972–2008 (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.