How Many People Are Named Fanuel?
An estimated 64 people in the United States have the first name Fanuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Fanuel peaked in popularity in 2016 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fanuel 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 Fanuel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Fanuel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
64
About 1 in 5,355,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2016
11 births
Total Registered
64
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fanuel
Fanuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 64 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fanuel as a male name
Ranked #12,813 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2016 (11 births)
Fanuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fanuel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 41 babies were registered. While Fanuel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fanuel by Decade
How has Fanuel 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.
Fanuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fanuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fanuel
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fanuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fanuel?
We estimate approximately 64 people named Fanuel 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 5,355,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Fanuel a common name?
Fanuel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fanuel most popular?
Fanuel reached peak popularity in 2016, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fanuel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fanuel a male name?
Fanuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fanuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fanuel Smith, Fanuel Johnson, Fanuel 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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