Boys' name · since 1980
Fue
Fue has 272 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fue sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 272 recorded since 1980.
Fue has 272 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1999.
- #11,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 272 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fue ranks #11,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 272 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 272
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fue's 272 recorded births place it above 75.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fue's full recorded timeline at 1990, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1999
- Peak year (1991)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Fue by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (142 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Fue's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Fue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 142 births (52% of all-time use).
Fue by state
Where Fue concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 32.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 26 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 23 | 8.5% |
88 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fue's data
- Fue's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 1990s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fues (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fue
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1980–1999 (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 Fue 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.