Fauna
Fauna is all the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are flora and funga, respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as biota. Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g.
Meaning & Origin of Fauna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fauna is all the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are flora and funga, respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as biota. Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g.
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Etymology
The Story of Fauna
Fauna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 15 Faunas were born — ranking #4,457 that year. As of 2026, Fauna ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 172 Faunas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Fauna
Fauna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Fauna's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #4,457. Use the chart and map above to compare Fauna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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