diff --git a/src/registrar/fixtures/fixtures_requests.py b/src/registrar/fixtures/fixtures_requests.py
index 93167ec61..bff49ff6b 100644
--- a/src/registrar/fixtures/fixtures_requests.py
+++ b/src/registrar/fixtures/fixtures_requests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from django.utils import timezone
 import logging
 import random
@@ -126,7 +126,22 @@ class DomainRequestFixture:
         # TODO for a future ticket: Allow for more than just "federal" here
         request.generic_org_type = request_dict["generic_org_type"] if "generic_org_type" in request_dict else "federal"
         if request.status != "started":
-            request.last_submitted_date = fake.date()
+            # Generate fake data for first_submitted_date and last_submitted_date
+            # First generate a random date set to be later than 2020 (or something)
+            # (if we just use fake.date() we might get years like 1970 or earlier)
+            earliest_date_allowed = datetime(2020, 1, 1).date()
+            end_date = datetime.today().date()  # Today's date (latest allowed date)
+            days_range = (end_date - earliest_date_allowed).days
+            first_submitted_date = earliest_date_allowed + timedelta(days=random.randint(0, days_range))  # nosec
+
+            # Generate a random positive offset to ensure last_submitted_date is later
+            # (Start with 1 to ensure at least 1 day difference)
+            offset_days = random.randint(1, 30)  # nosec
+            last_submitted_date = first_submitted_date + timedelta(days=offset_days)
+
+            # Convert back to strings before assigning
+            request.first_submitted_date = first_submitted_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+            request.last_submitted_date = last_submitted_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
         request.federal_type = (
             request_dict["federal_type"]
             if "federal_type" in request_dict
diff --git a/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py b/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
index 7addf041d..6e5773ebb 100644
--- a/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
+++ b/src/registrar/utility/csv_export.py
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ class DomainRequestGrowth(DomainRequestExport):
             "Domain request",
             "Domain type",
             "Federal type",
-            "Submitted at",
+            "First submitted date",
         ]
 
     @classmethod
@@ -1976,7 +1976,6 @@ class DomainRequestGrowth(DomainRequestExport):
         start_date_formatted = format_start_date(start_date)
         end_date_formatted = format_end_date(end_date)
         return Q(
-            status=DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.SUBMITTED,
             last_submitted_date__lte=end_date_formatted,
             last_submitted_date__gte=start_date_formatted,
         )