Boys' name · since 2007
Fanuel
71 babies named Fanuel in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
71 babies have been named Fanuel since 2007, making it today's #11428 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fanuel recorded 71 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #11428 nationally today, ahead of 18% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #19,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 71 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fanuel ranks #19,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 71 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fanuel's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fanuel compares
71 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Fanuel's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fanuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fanuel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fanuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Fanuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Fanuel's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Fanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fanuel's data
- Fanuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Fanuel 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.