Fortune
Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- French
- English
Meaning & Origin of Fortune
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
The Story of Fortune
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Fortune as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Fortune — #7,438 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Fortune on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fortune ranks #8,733 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 337 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Fortune on the record books as a boy name in 1915, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 14 Fortunes were born — ranking #6,024 that year. About 33% of every Fortune on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fortune ranks #7,085 for boys with 10 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 219 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Fortune
Fortune is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 337 births in the dataset. Fortune's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #4,417. Use the chart and map above to compare Fortune'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.