Fanchon

Girl · recorded 1897–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1987best year

Most popular in 1987.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five girls 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 Fanchon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

0142818971921194419681991

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 56 recorded years as a table
Fanchon, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189726
189921
190219
190725
190818
191018
191112
191311
191411
191511
19169
191714
19187
19198
19205
192114
192214
19239
19245
19256
19266
19278
192811
19296
19305
19316
19327
193312
193412
19358
19367
19375
19385
19396
19404
19417
19434
19464
19483
19494
19592
19653
19675
19703
19715
19725
19733
19743
19754
19814
198612
198728
198819
19898
19903
19916

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Fanchon 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 1991
11
Rank in 1991
#7,430
How rare
1 in 170,455 girls
Since 1897
519

Fanchon was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1987, at 28 per million girls born.

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

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