Girls' name · since 1900
Fawn
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 5,635 babies named Fawn, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,635
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
5,635 babies have been named Fawn since 1900, making it today's #5937 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fawn recorded 5,635 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #5937 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #2,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,635 born since 1900
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fawn ranks #2,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,635 born since 1900, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,635
- born since 1900
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fawn's 5,635 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fawn compares
5,635 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 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
Fawn's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fawn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,635 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fawn splits its recorded history at 1969: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 206 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Fawn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,433 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Fawn's strongest decade.
1,433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Fawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 92
1910s
92 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 107
1940s
107 births
- 1950s 548
1950s
548 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,095 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,393 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,433 births
- 1990s 331
1990s
331 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 154
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,433 births (25% of all-time use).
How Fawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fawn's total volume
Fawn by state
Where Fawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 504 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 340 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 318 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 268 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 209 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 128 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 102 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 99 | 1.8% |
504 of 5,635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Fawn appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fawn's data
- Fawn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,433 total births); usage has since declined to 126 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fawns (504 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fawn
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Fawn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
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, 1900–2025 (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 Fawn 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.