Total births
30
Girls' name · since 1972
Fanya
Fanya has 30 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 30
- total births
- 1972–2016
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
Fanya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1972.
Fanya has 30 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- 30 total births
- 1972–2016 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Fanya since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2016.
- 30
- total births
- 1972–2016
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Fanya was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
8 babies were named Fanya in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Fanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fanya's full recorded timeline at 1975, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fanya at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Fanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Fanya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Fanya's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Fanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fanya? ▼
Fanya has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 8 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
When was Fanya most popular? ▼
Fanya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Fanya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Fanya since 1972 -- 45 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Fanya? ▼
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.
What to do with Fanya's data
- Fanya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fanya
Nearby Names Like Fanya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fanya
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Fanny Girl
#5148 9,654 births
Fantasia Girl
#13911 1,815 births
Fanta Girl
#4146 1,168 births
Fancy Girl
#7672 573 births
Compare Fanya side by side: Fanya vs Fannie Fanya vs Fanny Fanya vs Fantasia
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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, 1972–2016 (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. "Fanya: Baby Name Since 1972 - 30 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fanya. 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 Fanya 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.