How Many People Are Named Fani?
An estimated 62 people in the United States have the first name Fani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Fani peaked in popularity in 2008 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fani 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 Fani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fani is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
62
About 1 in 5,528,296 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2008
9 births
Total Registered
64
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fani
Fani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 64 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fani as a female name
Ranked #17,734 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 2008 (9 births)
Fani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fani span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 30 babies were registered. Fani has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fani by Decade
How has Fani 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.
Fani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fani
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fani?
We estimate approximately 62 people named Fani 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 5,528,296 Americans share this first name.
Is Fani a common name?
Fani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fani most popular?
Fani reached peak popularity in 2008, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fani is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fani a female name?
Fani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fani Smith, Fani Johnson, Fani 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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