How Many People Are Named Fanchon?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Fanchon. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Fanchon peaked in popularity in 1987 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fanchon 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 Fanchon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1987
49 births
Total Registered
519
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fanchon
Fanchon is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 519 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fanchon as a female name
Ranked #7,578 in 1991
11 female births in 1991
Peak: 1987 (49 births)
Fanchon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fanchon span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 124 babies were registered. Fanchon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fanchon by Decade
How has Fanchon 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.
Fanchon by State
Fanchon + Last Name Combinations
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Fanchon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fanchon?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Fanchon 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Fanchon a common name?
Fanchon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 519 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fanchon most popular?
Fanchon reached peak popularity in 1987, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fanchon is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fanchon a female name?
Fanchon is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fanchon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fanchon Smith, Fanchon Johnson, Fanchon 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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