Recorded 1913–1931 Boys' name Peak 1916 29 births

Fon — boys' name

29 babies named Fon in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s111930s5
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Fon was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fon in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fon

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Fon between 1913 and 1931, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fon performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fon 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 29 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.

Fon at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

29

Since 1913

19 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1913

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1931

Fon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1913

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 19311929192119161913 5

Fon by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 45% of Fon's all-time total
1910s131920s111930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fon?
29 babies have been named Fon since 1913. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Fon most popular?
Fon was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Fon been used?
Fon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 19 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Fon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fong, Fontaine, Fonzie, Fonnie, 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, 1913–1931 (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.