Fawn
Meaning
“The English word for a young deer, from Old French faon, ultimately Latin fetus, offspring, used as a nature name”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Fawn peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Fawn
Most people given the name Fawn in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Fawn you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Fawn deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Fawn truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Fawn fits with your family’s names and surname.
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