How Many People Are Named Fortune?
An estimated 470 people in the United States have the first name Fortune. It is used for both genders, with 61.4% female. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Fortune peaked in popularity in 2021 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fortune 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 Fortune paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
470
About 1 in 729,265 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
61.4% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
28 births
Total Registered
515
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fortune
Fortune is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (38.6%) and females (61.4%). Out of 515 total births registered, 199 were male and 316 were female.
Fortune as a male name
Ranked #9,245 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (14 births)
Fortune as a female name
Ranked #8,593 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (15 births)
Fortune: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fortune span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 149 babies were registered. While Fortune is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fortune by Decade
How has Fortune 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.
Fortune by State
Fortune + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fortune as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fortune
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fortune: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fortune?
We estimate approximately 470 people named Fortune 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 729,265 Americans share this first name.
Is Fortune a common name?
Fortune is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 515 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fortune most popular?
Fortune reached peak popularity in 2021, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fortune is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fortune a female name?
Fortune is predominantly female. 61.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fortune Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fortune Smith, Fortune Johnson, Fortune 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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