How Many People Are Named Faun?
An estimated 94 people in the United States have the first name Faun. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Faun peaked in popularity in 1920 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faun 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 Faun paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Faun is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
94
About 1 in 3,646,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1920
10 births
Total Registered
222
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faun
Faun is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 222 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faun as a female name
Ranked #10,935 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1920 (10 births)
Faun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faun span from the 1900s to the 1980s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 44 babies were registered. Faun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faun by Decade
How has Faun 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.
Faun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faun
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Faun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faun?
We estimate approximately 94 people named Faun 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 3,646,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Faun a common name?
Faun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 222 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faun most popular?
Faun reached peak popularity in 1920, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faun is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faun a female name?
Faun is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faun Smith, Faun Johnson, Faun 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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