Total births
183
Girls' name · since 1967
Fauna
Fauna has 183 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12403
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other girls
Fauna currently ranks #12403 among girls' names in America, with 183 babies recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fauna has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #12403 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #12403 among girls today
- 183 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Fauna is currently the #12403 girls' name in America, more common than 30% of girls - 183 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12403
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- more common than other girls
Fauna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12403
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 30% of names given to girls today.
1980s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Fauna was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
15 babies were named Fauna in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
How Fauna compares
183 35th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Fauna's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fauna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 183 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Fauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fauna splits its recorded history at 1987: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fauna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1978
Current rank
#12,403
Active since
1967
Fauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Fauna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Fauna's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Fauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fauna? ▼
183 babies have been named Fauna since 1967. It currently ranks #12403 among girls. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Fauna most popular? ▼
Fauna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Fauna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Fauna since 1967 -- 59 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Fauna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faustina, Faustine, Faun, Fauzia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Fauna's data
- Fauna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Fauna
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Faun Girl
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Fauzia Girl
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Fausta Girl
10 births
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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, 1967–2025 (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. "Fauna: #12403 Girls' Name - 183 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fauna. 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 Fauna 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.