How Many People Are Named Fama?
An estimated 49 people in the United States have the first name Fama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Fama peaked in popularity in 2020 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fama paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fama is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
49
About 1 in 6,994,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2020
11 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fama
Fama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fama as a female name
Ranked #16,088 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2020 (11 births)
Fama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fama span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 23 babies were registered. Fama remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Fama by Decade
How has Fama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fama
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fama?
We estimate approximately 49 people named Fama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,994,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Fama a common name?
Fama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fama most popular?
Fama reached peak popularity in 2020, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fama is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fama a female name?
Fama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fama Smith, Fama Johnson, Fama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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