Fauna

#9,049 in 2025Girls' name

Beast

Fauna has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 1967. In 2025 it ranked #9,049 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1978, with 15 recorded.

Babies named Fauna, 2025

1 in 301,000

Fauna over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Fauna: meaning, origin, and history

Beast

Latin

What Fauna means

Fauna means “beast”, associated with thaûnon.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Feminine form of Faunus. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), Illyrian-related Daunus. Some refer it to faveō.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Fauna (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Fauna is used in English. Its origins include Latin.

Fauna comes through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Faunus.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 183 girls were recorded with the name Fauna between 1967 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 1978; its best national rank was #4,508 in 1978.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,571 in 2020 to #9,049 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #15,111 in 2015 to #9,049 in 2025.

How common is Fauna?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 301,000; 11 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 146,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #9,049; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 208,901 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Fauna sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 208,901 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Fauna. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Faunas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Fauna was born before 1986 — so the typical Fauna is around 39 today.

Median birth year: 1986; About 39 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 32.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 42.6%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 183; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 32.2% of all recorded uses (59).

Is Fauna rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +3,547; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +3,522; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +6,062; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.83×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 73.3%; Peak was 1978 (15)
Years since peak: 47; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 28.8% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,508; 1978

Spellings of Fauna

Fauna is not the most common spelling — Anna is, with 32.1% against Fauna's <0.01%.

Anna32.1%914,859
Laura28.1%801,811
Paula9.8%280,856
Dana6.8%193,555
Ana3.9%111,359
Luna3.1%87,715
Lana2.0%57,434
Jana1.6%46,185

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Fauna around the world

Where Fauna ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2015–2022
#5,670
in 2022

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Fauna by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #9,049
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 3,522
Best rank ever: #4,508; 1978
Peak year: 1978; 15 that year
First recorded: 1967
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 183
Count in 2025: 11

Names similar to Fauna

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Louna Asuna Aluna Emuna Faun Aruna Dauna Maymuna Bruna Shuna Auna Jauna Djuna Runa Maimuna Keyuna Beuna Breuna Tyauna Soluna Karuna Chauna Alauna Teauna

Sibling names for Fauna

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Cory Christal Andria Cristy Charissa Catrina Bambi Cari

For a brother

Torrey Shon Jerod Edwardo Andrea Delvin Derrell Kelley

Explore around Fauna

Top names of 1978, Fauna's peak year The 1970s in full Other names that peaked in 1978 Girls' names starting with F Roman Goddess Names