Fontella

fawn-TEH-luh /fɔnˈtɛlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Fontella is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Fontella is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Fontella was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1966 (104 births).

About the name Fontella

Pronunciationfawn-TEH-luh /fɔnˈtɛlə/
104peak births 1966
1900first in SSA data

Names similar to Fontella

How popular is Fontella?

Girls named Fontella
190019201940196019801990
Girls named Fontella per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1900–1990 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1990) 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

Fontella total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19906—#11,861
19896—#11,291
19865—#11,522
19845—#10,942
19835—#10,801
19806—#9,450
197610—#5,725
19756—#8,319
19749—#5,904
197311—#4,984
197212—#4,617
197112—#4,632
197010—#5,161
196913—#4,031
196824—#2,567
196733—#2,047
1966104—#1,011
196549—#1,603
19645—#7,087
19615—#6,877
19565—#6,259
19545—#6,016
19525—#5,845
194610—#3,300
19425—#4,869
19409—#3,046
19385—#4,555
19375—#4,474
19365—#4,439
19357—#3,531
19328—#3,391
19316—#4,047
19308—#3,457
19298—#3,494
192810—#3,018
192710—#3,136
19259—#3,481
192410—#3,219
19235—#5,231
19228—#3,792
192110—#3,246
19208—#3,737
19198—#3,582
19189—#3,351
191710—#2,959
19165—#4,691
191515—#2,079
19149—#2,501
19135—#3,370
19126—#2,750
19075—#2,182
19067—#1,616
19035—#1,898
19008—#1,487