girl's name
Fawn
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,785
Fawn is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1981, when 206 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Fawn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 92 |
| 1920s | 127 |
| 1930s | 84 |
| 1940s | 107 |
| 1950s | 548 |
| 1960s | 1,095 |
| 1970s | 1,393 |
| 1980s | 1,433 |
| 1990s | 331 |
| 2000s | 139 |
| 2010s | 154 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Fawn?
In 2025, Fawn was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Fawn is used
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 Fawn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fawn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fawn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Fawn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fawn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fawn
How popular is the name Fawn?
In 2025, Fawn was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Fawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Fawn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Fawn?
Fawn has 1 syllable.
When was Fawn most popular?
Fawn peaked in 1981, when 206 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Fawn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fawn currently ranks #5,749 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.