Fanta
Girl name · #4585 in 2025 · Uniqueness 60/100
Fanta ranks #4585 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 30 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Fanta.
The 48-year story
Fanta first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 66 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1977, when 66 girls were named Fanta — good for #1609 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Fanta per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Fanta in class?
Fanta scores 60 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Fanta is most common
State-level data for Fanta is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Fanta
Statistically, parents drawn to Fanta tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jacinta, Renatta, Alona, Arisa, and Ilia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Fanta | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5309 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4083 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4755 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4387 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4807 |
| 2010 | 39 | #3889 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4179 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4358 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3876 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4172 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3347 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Fanta a popular girl name?
Fanta ranked #4585 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Fanta most popular?
Fanta peaked in 1977, when 66 American girls received the name (ranked #1609 that year). Since 1977 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Fanta?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Fanta. It scores 60/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.