Name Legacy

Fontella

Recorded 1900–1990 · United States

Fontella was most popular in 1966, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,695 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Fontella.

Most popular in1966
Rank that year#1,695
Births that year104
Total since 1880589
Given to100% girls

Fontella over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Fontella’s peak in 1966. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fontella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fontella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 589 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