Faun

FAWN /ˈfɔːn/
girl 1 syllable fading

Faun is a very rare variant of Fanny that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Faun is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1984. Faun was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1920 (10 births).

About the name Faun

PronunciationFAWN /ˈfɔːn/
10peak births 1920
1909first in SSA data

Names similar to Faun

How popular is Faun?

Girls named Faun
1909191019201930194019501960197019801984
Girls named Faun per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1984 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1984) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Faun total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19845—#10,936
19816—#9,460
19775—#10,101
19766—#8,467
19756—#8,313
19746—#8,006
19717—#6,818
19679—#4,725
19665—#6,884
19636—#6,085
19628—#4,998
19605—#6,659
19567—#4,986
19556—#5,399
19525—#5,832
19515—#5,666
19485—#5,507
19465—#5,185
19446—#4,213
19416—#4,115
19386—#3,994
19356—#3,917
19326—#4,068
19296—#4,242
19267—#4,017
19259—#3,476
19246—#4,665
19226—#4,640
192010—#3,185
19197—#3,987
19187—#4,017
19178—#3,462
19165—#4,672
19138—#2,407
19096—#2,050