girl's name

Fanchon

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 899

Fanchon is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1991 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1987, when 49 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1897.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Fanchon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Fanchon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 11
1900s 19
1910s 79
1920s 101
1930s 78
1940s 36
1950s 5
1960s 13
1970s 37
1980s 124
1990s (to 1991) 16

How popular is Fanchon?

In 1991, Fanchon was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fanchon is used

France #7,857 5 in 2019
United States #7,967 11 in 1991

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fanchon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fanchon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fanchon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fanchon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fanchon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fanchon

How popular is the name Fanchon?

In 1991, Fanchon was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Fanchon a girl's or a boy's name?

Fanchon is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fanchon?

Fanchon has 2 syllables.

When was Fanchon most popular?

Fanchon peaked in 1987, when 49 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.