Girls' name · since 1910
Fonda
Fonda has 4,113 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,113
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,113 girls have been named Fonda since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fonda has 4,113 recorded births among girls since 1910, 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 1910 to 1997.
- #2,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,113 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonda ranks #2,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,113 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,113
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Fonda's 4,113 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Fonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fonda's full recorded timeline at 1954, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 181 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1997
- Peak year (1963)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Fonda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,331 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Fonda's strongest decade.
1,331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Fonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 94
1910s
94 births
- 1920s 155
1920s
155 births
- 1930s 228
1930s
228 births
- 1940s 532
1940s
532 births
- 1950s
1950s
948 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,331 births
- 1970s
1970s
552 births
- 1980s 229
1980s
229 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,331 births (32% of all-time use).
How Fonda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fonda's total volume
Fonda by state
Where Fonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 202 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 182 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 160 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 124 | 3.0% |
| #5 | California | | 112 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 94 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 87 | 2.1% |
| #8 | West Virginia | | 83 | 2.0% |
202 of 4,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Fonda appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fonda's data
- Fonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,331 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Fondas (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1910–1997 (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 Fonda 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.