Fountain

Boy · recorded 1888–1942

  • 1942last recorded
  • 1888best year

Most popular in 1888.

Last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Fountain.

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Its story

Popularity since 1888

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Fountain, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188841
189241
191312
19149
191512
19168
19185
191911
19215
19227
19249
19259
19265
19279
19297
19316
19335
19366
19427

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Fountain isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1942
10
Rank in 1942
#2,386
How rare
1 in 138,116 boys
Since 1888
139

Fountain was last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1888, at 41 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Fountain doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.