Recorded 1978–1981 Girls' name Peak 1979 17 births

Fawnia — girls' name

17 babies named Fawnia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s5
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Fawnia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fawnia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fawnia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Fawnia between 1978 and 1981, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fawnia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fawnia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fawnia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fawnia 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 17 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.

Fawnia at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

17

Since 1978

4 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1978

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1981

Fawnia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1978

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
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Fawnia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Fawnia's all-time total
1970s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fawnia?
17 babies have been named Fawnia since 1978. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Fawnia most popular?
Fawnia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Fawnia been used?
Fawnia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 4 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Fawnia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fawn, Fawna, Fawnda, Fawne, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.