Recorded 1885–1949 Boys' name Peak 1915 118 births

Fount — boys' name

118 babies named Fount in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s421920s341930s271940s10
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Fount was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

10 babies were named Fount in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fount

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Fount between 1885 and 1949, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fount currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fount performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fount shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fount 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 118 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.

Fount at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

118

Since 1885

65 years of records

Peak year

1915

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1885

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1949

Fount popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1885

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1915)
10
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
4681012 1949193819271922191819151885 5

Fount by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
42 births that decade — 36% of Fount's all-time total
1880s51910s421920s341930s271940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fount?
118 babies have been named Fount since 1885. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1915 with 10 births.
When was Fount most popular?
Fount was most popular in the 1910s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Fount been used?
Fount has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 65 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Fount?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fouad, Fountain. 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, 1885–1949 (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.