How Many People Are Named Fontella?
An estimated 319 people in the United States have the first name Fontella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Fontella peaked in popularity in 1966 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fontella 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 Fontella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
319
About 1 in 1,074,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1966
104 births
Total Registered
589
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fontella
Fontella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 589 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fontella as a female name
Ranked #11,860 in 1990
6 female births in 1990
Peak: 1966 (104 births)
Fontella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fontella span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 233 babies were registered. Fontella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fontella by Decade
How has Fontella 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.
Fontella by State
Birth registrations for Fontella span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 8 Fontellas were registered per state.
Fontella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fontella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fontella
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fontella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fontella?
We estimate approximately 319 people named Fontella 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 1,074,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Fontella a common name?
Fontella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 589 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fontella most popular?
Fontella reached peak popularity in 1966, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fontella is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fontella a female name?
Fontella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fontella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fontella Smith, Fontella Johnson, Fontella 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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