Recorded 2009–2023 Boys' name Peak 2012 86 births

Fender — boys' name

86 babies named Fender in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s632020s15
2010s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Fender was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fender in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fender

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Fender between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fender currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fender performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fender shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fender in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fender 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 86 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.

Fender at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

86

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Fender popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 202320222019201820172016201520142012201120102009 8

Fender by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 73% of Fender's all-time total
2000s82010s632020s15

Fender by state

Where Fender concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fender
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 5.8%
Georgia share of Fender's total US births 5.8%

5 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fender?
86 babies have been named Fender since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Fender most popular?
Fender was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Fender most popular?
The top states for the name Fender are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Fender been used?
Fender has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Fender?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenton, Fenix, Fenris, Fennec, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2009–2023 (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.