Fauna is a very rare variant of Fanny that peaked in 1978 and remains in steady use.
Fauna is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,051 for girl births in the United States (and #15,401 across all names), given to 11 babies. Fauna first appears in 1967 and peaked in 1978 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #9,051 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,601 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,193 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,679 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,634 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #12,576 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #9,979 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,371 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,116 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #17,395 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,675 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,267 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,834 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,794 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #6,887 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,507 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,970 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,440 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,524 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,508 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,784 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,184 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,264 |