Total births
56
Boys' name · since 1913
Fonzie
Fonzie has 56 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 56
- total births
- 1913–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Fonzie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 56 have been recorded since 1913.
Fonzie has 56 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1977.
- 56 total births
- 1913–1977 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
56 boys have been named Fonzie since 1913, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1977.
- 56
- total births
- 1913–1977
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Fonzie was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
9 babies were named Fonzie in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Fonzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fonzie's full recorded timeline at 1930, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fonzie at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Fonzie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1977
- Peak year (1975)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Fonzie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Fonzie's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Fonzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fonzie? ▼
Fonzie has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 9 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
When was Fonzie most popular? ▼
Fonzie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Fonzie been used? ▼
Fonzie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 65 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Fonzie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fong, Fontaine, Fonnie, Fonzo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Fonzie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fonzie: Baby Name Since 1913 - 56 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fonzie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fonzie 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 June 2026.