Unisex name · since 1928
Fontaine
200 babies named Fontaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Fontaine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 200 have been recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Fontaine recorded 200 times among boys since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2024.
- #12,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1928
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fontaine ranks #12,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1928, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Fontaine's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Fontaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fontaine splits its recorded history at 1978: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fontaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Fontaine popularity over time - girls
137 total births recorded since 1922 (Fontaine as girls' name)
Fontaine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (72 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Fontaine's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Fontaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 72 births (36% of all-time use).
Fontaine by state
Where Fontaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 200 births nationwide.
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- Fontaine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Fontaines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Fontaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~96 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, 1928–2024 (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 Fontaine 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.