US rank #7165 Boys' name Peak 2022 117 births

Fennec — #7165 US boys' name

117 babies named Fennec in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s402020s77
#7165
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Fennec was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

27 babies were named Fennec in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fennec

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Fennec between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fennec currently holds the #7165 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fennec performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fennec shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fennec 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 117 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.

Fennec at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

117

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2022

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,165

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fennec popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
27
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
051015202530 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 5

Fennec popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Fennec as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Fennec by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
77 births that decade — 66% of Fennec's all-time total
2010s402020s77

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fennec?
117 babies have been named Fennec since 2015. It currently ranks #7165 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 27 births.
When was Fennec most popular?
Fennec was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Fennec been used?
Fennec has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fennec?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenton, Fenix, Fenris, Fenrir, 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, 2015–2024 (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.