Is Fanchon a boy or girl name?

Fanchon is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Fanchon

Recorded 1897–1991 · United States

Fanchon was most popular in 1987, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,528 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Fanchon.

Fanchon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fanchon’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fanchon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fanchon is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org