Girls' name · since 1908
Fortunata
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 253 babies named Fortunata, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fortunata sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 253 recorded since 1908.
Fortunata has 253 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1978.
- #17,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1908
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fortunata ranks #17,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1908, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Fortunata's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Fortunata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fortunata splits its recorded history at 1922: 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 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fortunata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1978
- Peak year (1918)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Fortunata by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (112 births, 44% of the file).
1910s was Fortunata's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Fortunata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 112 births (44% of all-time use).
Fortunata by state
Where Fortunata concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 24.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.0% |
63 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Fortunata's decade-level peak was the 1910s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Fortunatas (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Fortunata: 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 (~70 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, 1908–1978 (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 Fortunata 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.