Fortune
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning fate, luck, destiny.
Babies a year
21
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Fortune by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Fortune. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that mean good luck
Like Fortune, each of these has good luck in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Florenceflourishing, in bloom1,924 in England and Wales (2025)
- Chancefortune, luck; occupational name1,359 in the US (2017)
- Nalasuccessful, graceful66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boonegood, favorable; from a surname334 in the US (2017)
- Umarlong-lived, flourishing214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Antonworthy of praise; flourishing203 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Fortune
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