How Many People Are Named Fonda?
An estimated 2,794 people in the United States have the first name Fonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Fonda peaked in popularity in 1963 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fonda 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 Fonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,794
About 1 in 122,675 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1963
181 births
Total Registered
4,112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fonda
Fonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,112 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fonda as a female name
Ranked #14,487 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1963 (181 births)
Fonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fonda span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,331 babies were registered. Fonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fonda by Decade
How has Fonda 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.
Fonda by State
Birth registrations for Fonda span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Kansas, Washington, Maryland. On average, about 62 Fondas were registered per state.
Fonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fonda
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fonda?
We estimate approximately 2,794 people named Fonda 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 122,675 Americans share this first name.
Is Fonda a common name?
Fonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fonda most popular?
Fonda reached peak popularity in 1963, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fonda is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fonda a female name?
Fonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fonda Smith, Fonda Johnson, Fonda 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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