Boys' name · since 1918
Fonzo
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Fonzo, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Fonzo since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonzo has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1927.
- #24,680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fonzo ranks #24,680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fonzo's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fonzo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fonzo splits its recorded history at 1923: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fonzo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1927
- Peak year (1922)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Fonzo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 71% of the file).
1920s was Fonzo's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Fonzo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fonzo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1918–1927 (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 Fonzo 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.