Faun — girls' name

What the Data Says About Faun

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Faun between 1909 and 1984, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faun performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Faun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faun 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 222 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.