Fawn
Fawn was the 5983rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 763rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (206). Over the last ten years it has moved up 325 places. More babies were named Fawn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,983 girls, up 444 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981206 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,635babies recorded
Fawn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,983 | 20 |
| 2020 | #6,427 | 18 |
| 2010 | #12,680 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,373 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,015 | 67 |
| 1980 | #914 | 165 |
| 1970 | #1,147 | 101 |
| 1960 | #956 | 125 |
| 1950 | #1,803 | 28 |
| 1940 | #2,806 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,425 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,803 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fawn, counting every spelling?
Fawn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fawn?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fawn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fawn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fawn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fawn?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Fawn are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 41 and 60. That makes Fawn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fawn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fawn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fawn
How popular is the name Fawn?
Fawn was the 5983rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 763rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (206). Over the last ten years it has moved up 325 places. More babies were named Fawn in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Fawn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fawn in the US.