girl's name
Fontella
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 589
Fontella is a girl's name. In 1990 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1966, when 104 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Fontella over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1990, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 67 |
| 1920s | 78 |
| 1930s | 44 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 233 |
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 27 |
| 1990s (to 1990) | 6 |
How popular is Fontella?
In 1990, Fontella was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Fontella
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fontella also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fontella over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Fontella
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fontella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fontella
How popular is the name Fontella?
In 1990, Fontella was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Fontella a girl's or a boy's name?
Fontella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Fontella most popular?
Fontella peaked in 1966, when 104 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.