Recorded 1975–1985 Boys' name Peak 1975 17 births

Fotis — boys' name

17 babies named Fotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s6
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Fotis was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fotis in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fotis

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Fotis between 1975 and 1985, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fotis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fotis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fotis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fotis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fotis at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

17

Since 1975

11 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1975

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1985

Fotis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1975

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 198519791975 6

Fotis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 65% of Fotis's all-time total
1970s111980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fotis?
17 babies have been named Fotis since 1975. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Fotis most popular?
Fotis was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Fotis been used?
Fotis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 11 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Fotis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fotios. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.