Boys' name · since 1969
Fotios
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Fotios, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fotios is the #12294 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 93 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Fotios recorded 93 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #12294 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #17,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 93 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fotios ranks #17,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 93 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Fotios's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fotios compares
93 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Fotios's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fotios | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fotios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fotios's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fotios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Fotios by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (49 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Fotios's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Fotios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fotios's data
- Fotios's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fotios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Fotios 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.