Girls' name · since 1961
Fawnda
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Fawnda, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Fawnda since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fawnda has 71 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1982.
- #30,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fawnda ranks #30,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Fawnda's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fawnda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fawnda's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fawnda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1982
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Fawnda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Fawnda's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Fawnda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fawnda's data
- Fawnda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fawnda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1961–1982 (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 Fawnda 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.