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Fortune

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Fortune: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Fortune: Recorded since 2002, its highest recorded position is #375, and it stood at #5,137 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2007–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2007 to 2025, ranging from #4192 to #5927.20072020202320242025#4192#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2007#5201
2020#4535
2023#5687
2024#4192
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 12 of the 24 years from 2002 to 2025.

In 2004: #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1878 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2002–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2003–2004

    Highest recorded position: #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2004).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #375 in Republic of Ireland in 2003.

Fortune's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#20239HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#18788HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Fortune is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Fortune, between 2002 and 2025, in 14 of those 24 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200320022025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2002–202514#1878 in 2004
Republic of Ireland2003–20042#375 in 2003

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2016; it appears again in 2020.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Fortune

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2002–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #375 in Republic of Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.