Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Fawn is a variant of Fauna. An origin associated with Fauna is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Fawn is a variant of Fauna. The history of Fauna gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Fauna is associated with a goddess of nature and fertility.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Fawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,635
- 0 boys · 5,635 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 206 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,983 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,983 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 206 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,626 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fawn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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