Fauna: Meaning of Baby Name Fauna

Fauna Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 172 baby girls have been named Fauna. The name peaked in 1978 with 15 US births that year (rank #4506). In 2024, ranked #12554 nationally — 8,048 places below its 1978 peak.

Other English-Origin Names Like Fauna

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5-Letter Names Starting with F

Names with Fauna's exact length and starting letter: Faber, Fabio, Fadil, Fadwa, Fagan.

Quick Facts About Fauna

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

2,251

English female names

109

5-letter F-names in our dictionary

221

F-female names total

Not in registry

US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Fawna	Young Deer. The Greek Mythological Deity Of Fertility And Nature Was Fauna. She Was Famous For Her Chastity.	Female	English

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Compare Fauna to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Fauna against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

Fauna vs Olivia 210,124 births since 2014

Fauna vs Emma 202,477 births since 2014

Fauna vs Sophia 169,709 births since 2014

Fauna vs Isabella 158,431 births since 2014

Fauna vs Ava 157,356 births since 2014

Fauna vs Charlotte 151,872 births since 2014

Fauna vs Mia 149,779 births since 2014

Fauna vs Amelia 142,728 births since 2014

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