Girls' name · since 1911
Fumi
Fumi has 154 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Fumi since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fumi has 154 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1927.
- #22,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fumi ranks #22,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fumi's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fumi's full recorded timeline at 1921, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fumi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1927
- Peak year (1920)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Fumi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Fumi's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Fumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
48 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (69% of all-time use).
Fumi by state
Where Fumi concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 50.6% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 3.2% |
78 of 154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Fumis (78 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fumi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1911–1927 (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 Fumi 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.