girl's name

Fortuna

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 357

Fortuna is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1925 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.

  • Fortuna is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1909, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1902.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Fortuna over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fortuna by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 35
1910s 60
1920s 55
1930s 40
1940s 30
1950s 40
1960s 20
2000s 5
2010s 5
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Fortuna?

In 2020, Fortuna was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fortuna is used

United States #4,722 6 in 1925
France #6,894 5 in 2020
England & Wales #7,019 3 in 2011

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fortuna

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

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

Sibling names for Fortuna

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

Common questions about Fortuna

How popular is the name Fortuna?

In 2020, Fortuna was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Fortuna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fortuna?

Fortuna has 3 syllables.

When was Fortuna most popular?

Fortuna peaked in 1909, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.