Recorded 2007–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 64 births

Fanuel — boys' name

64 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.

2000s52010s412020s18
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Fanuel was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fanuel in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fanuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Fanuel between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fanuel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fanuel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fanuel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fanuel 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 64 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.

Fanuel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

64

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2016

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Fanuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2023202220212019201820172016201520102007 5

Fanuel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 64% of Fanuel's all-time total
2000s52010s412020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fanuel?
64 babies have been named Fanuel since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Fanuel most popular?
Fanuel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Fanuel been used?
Fanuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Fanuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fannie, Fanon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2007–2023 (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.