Unisex name · since 1908
Fonnie
Fonnie has 147 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fonnie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 147 have been recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonnie has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1950.
- #22,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1908
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonnie ranks #22,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1908, peaking in the 1910s.
- #22,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fonnie's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Fonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fonnie splits its recorded history at 1926: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fonnie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1950
- Peak year (1918)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Fonnie popularity over time - boys
39 total births recorded since 1917 (Fonnie as boys' name)
Fonnie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (48 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Fonnie's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Fonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 48 births (33% of all-time use).
Fonnie by state
Where Fonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fonnie's data
- Fonnie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Fonnies (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Fonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1908–1950 (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 Fonnie 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.