Unisex name · since 1916
Fortune
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 326 babies named Fortune, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fortune is the #9515 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 326 recorded since 1916.
Fortune has 326 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9515 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #15,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,515 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fortune ranks #15,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,515 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 326 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fortune's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fortune compares
326 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fortune's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fortune | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fortune's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fortune splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fortune popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Fortune popularity over time - boys
208 total births recorded since 1915 (Fortune as boys' name)
Fortune by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Fortune's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fortune births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (28% of all-time use).
Fortune by state
Where Fortune concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 12.0% |
39 of 326 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fortune's data
- Fortune's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fortunes (39 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 Fortune: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Fortune 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.