How Many People Are Named Fawn?
An estimated 4,680 people in the United States have the first name Fawn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Fawn peaked in popularity in 1981 with 206 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fawn 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 Fawn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,680
About 1 in 73,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1981
206 births
Total Registered
5,615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fawn
Fawn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,615 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fawn as a female name
Ranked #5,656 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (206 births)
Fawn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fawn span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,433 babies were registered. Fawn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fawn by Decade
How has Fawn 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.
Fawn by State
Birth registrations for Fawn span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska. On average, about 93 Fawns were registered per state.
Fawn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fawn
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fawn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fawn?
We estimate approximately 4,680 people named Fawn 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 73,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Fawn a common name?
Fawn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fawn most popular?
Fawn reached peak popularity in 1981, when 206 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fawn is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fawn a female name?
Fawn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fawn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fawn Smith, Fawn Johnson, Fawn 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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