US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with F
Frank, Frances, Frederick and more than a thousand rarer F names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About F names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 1,119,388 girls across 792 different F names, and 1,972,734 boys across 574.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with F born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 60.7% of all recorded girls with a name starting with F.
- Among girls with a name starting with F, names behave like 42 equally common names out of 792 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with F has 6.4 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with F born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 71.0% of all recorded boys with a name starting with F.
- Among boys with a name starting with F, names behave like 26 equally common names out of 574 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with F has 6.4 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Freya, from 2,581 births in 2006 to 2015 to 16,192 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Felicia, from 1,460 births in 2006 to 2015 to 357 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Finnick, from 118 births in 2006 to 2015 to 1,347 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Favian, from 822 births in 2006 to 2015 to 344 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frances | 201,819 | 18.03% |
| 2 | Faith | 140,903 | 12.59% |
| 3 | Felicia | 87,729 | 7.84% |
| 4 | Florence | 46,156 | 4.12% |
| 5 | Faye | 38,892 | 3.47% |
| 6 | Fatima | 38,855 | 3.47% |
| 7 | Francesca | 34,829 | 3.11% |
| 8 | Fiona | 33,959 | 3.03% |
| 9 | Francine | 32,992 | 2.95% |
| 10 | Finley | 22,908 | 2.05% |
| 11 | Frankie | 21,554 | 1.93% |
| 12 | Flora | 20,869 | 1.86% |
| 13 | Fernanda | 19,894 | 1.78% |
| 14 | Freya | 19,808 | 1.77% |
| 15 | Felicity | 18,546 | 1.66% |
| 16 | Fannie | 15,168 | 1.36% |
| 17 | Freda | 14,777 | 1.32% |
| 18 | Francis | 12,563 | 1.12% |
| 19 | Farrah | 12,156 | 1.09% |
| 20 | Fallon | 11,634 | 1.04% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank | 451,310 | 22.88% |
| 2 | Frederick | 171,907 | 8.71% |
| 3 | Fred | 137,456 | 6.97% |
| 4 | Francis | 134,157 | 6.80% |
| 5 | Francisco | 132,068 | 6.69% |
| 6 | Fernando | 99,596 | 5.05% |
| 7 | Franklin | 91,553 | 4.64% |
| 8 | Felix | 65,507 | 3.32% |
| 9 | Floyd | 63,453 | 3.22% |
| 10 | Freddie | 53,284 | 2.70% |
| 11 | Fredrick | 48,127 | 2.44% |
| 12 | Fabian | 43,384 | 2.20% |
| 13 | Frankie | 37,084 | 1.88% |
| 14 | Forrest | 35,419 | 1.80% |
| 15 | Finn | 34,928 | 1.77% |
| 16 | Felipe | 28,781 | 1.46% |
| 17 | Freddy | 24,330 | 1.23% |
| 18 | Finley | 18,241 | 0.92% |
| 19 | Finnegan | 13,011 | 0.66% |
| 20 | Fletcher | 12,809 | 0.65% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Freya 2,581 → 16,192
- Freyja 546 → 3,241
- Florence 1,000 → 4,399
- Fern 388 → 1,361
- Frankie 1,524 → 4,520
Falling fastest
- Felicia 1,460 → 357
- Franchesca 731 → 272
- Francheska 381 → 152
- Fayth 766 → 318
- Fabiola 1,664 → 696
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Finnick 118 → 1,347
- Fitz 75 → 538
- Finnan 46 → 311
- Fateh 95 → 503
- Fitzgerald 213 → 792
Falling fastest
- Favian 822 → 344
- Fernando 19,276 → 10,106
- Flavio 474 → 262
- Freddy 2,628 → 1,478
- Francisco 19,731 → 12,145
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with F from 1940 to 2025?
Frances. 201,819 girls received it, 18.03% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with F.
What was the most common boy's name starting with F from 1940 to 2025?
Frank. 451,310 boys received it, 22.88% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with F.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with F the 10 most common names cover 60.7% of births; among boys with a name starting with F 71.0%. In this period boys' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with F?
Across 1940 to 2025, 1.0% of recorded births had a first name starting with F.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Freya (2,581 births in 2006 to 2015, 16,192 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Finnick (118 births in 2006 to 2015, 1,347 in 2016 to 2025).