The baby name Fanta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FAN-tah (IPA: /ˈfæn.tɑ/ or /ˈfæn.tə/).
The baby name Fanta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FAN-tah (IPA: /ˈfæn.tɑ/ or /ˈfæn.tə/).
Fanta is in Origin.
Fanta is a predominantly West African feminine given name rooted in the Mande languages (Bambara, Mandinka, Dyula). In many communities it functions as a local form or short name for Fatoumata, the West African adaptation of Arabic Fatima; it thus inherits Fatima’s traditional sense of “one who weans/abstains” and the connotation “captivating.” The name is widespread across Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Senegal, and its use long predates the soft drink.
Cultural visibility comes through figures such as Malian griot singer Fanta Damba and Burkinabé filmmaker Fanta Régina Nacro. Variant and related forms include Fatoumata, Fatimata, Fatumata, Fatou, Fatu, Fatma, and the occasional spelling Fantah. In francophone records Fanta is stable, while in Anglophone contexts it may appear alongside the nickname Fanty. Though globally recognizable because of the beverage brand, in West Africa Fanta remains a traditional name with deep linguistic roots.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Girls | 0 | #11 | 7 | 315 |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #147 | 8 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #193 | 17 | 4,575 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #261 | 152 | 3,185 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #302 | 44 | 7,678 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #331 | 7 | 6,973 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #354 | 8 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #402 | 141 | 11,671 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #419 | 97 | 19,177 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #431 | 15 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| LY | 0 | #508 | 28 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #513 | 11 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #514 | 40 | 20,968 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #602 | 16 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #628 | 31 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #745 | 42 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #788 | 42 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #819 | 20 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #839 | 48 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #849 | 87 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #883 | 34 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #892 | 92 | 5,561 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 42 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #915 | 45 | 14,742 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 16,906 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #942 | 11 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #978 | 17 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,011 | 118 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,098 | 79 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,103 | 76 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,116 | 26 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 187 | 9,415 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,366 | 106 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,559 | 56 | 28,008 |
Fanta is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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