How Many People Are Named Fortune?
people named Fortune are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 696,099 people in the US has this name
Based on 534 babies named Fortune in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Simply from the English word fortune, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Fortune, 63.1% were girls and 36.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Fortune fell from 70.5% in the 2000s to 54.1% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Fortune alive today is about 16 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 23 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Fortune first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2021, to 28 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
π Rank History
Fortune has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,647, in 1922. In 2025 it ranked #9,667. Among boys, its best rank was #3,295, in 1916.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,667 | #8,467 |
| Best rank | #4,647 (1922) | #3,295 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,820 in the 2010s | #7,542 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Fortune alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Fortune were born in New York than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.
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