How Many People Are Named Fawna?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Fawna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Fawna peaked in popularity in 1981 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fawna 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 Fawna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1981
17 births
Total Registered
168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fawna
Fawna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 168 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fawna as a female name
Ranked #16,957 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1981 (17 births)
Fawna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fawna span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 90 babies were registered. Fawna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fawna by Decade
How has Fawna 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.
Fawna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fawna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fawna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fawna?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Fawna 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 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Fawna a common name?
Fawna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fawna most popular?
Fawna reached peak popularity in 1981, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fawna is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fawna a female name?
Fawna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fawna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fawna Smith, Fawna Johnson, Fawna 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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