Fannie

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 1946 at #3,525
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1885 · 783 births
Debut · girls
560 births
In top 100 · girls
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
85,580
since 1880

Fannie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #47, 1885girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,34246—
2024#3,57543—
2023#3,09153—
2022#2,68964—
2021#2,84859—
2020#2,52368—
2019#2,92356—
2018#2,78261—
2017#3,19250—
2016#3,22950—
2015#3,12953—
2014#3,48645—
2013#3,31448—
2012#3,85440—
2011#3,35048—
2010#3,51645—
2009#3,16153—
2008#3,15853—
2007#3,09656—
2006#3,22451—
2005#2,82758—
2004#2,58964—
2003#3,23245—
2002#2,70956—
2001#2,51261—
2000#2,45762—
1999#2,50157—
1998#2,27962—
1997#2,17463—
1996#2,76044—
1995#2,12563—
1994#2,32356—
1993#2,01269—
1992#2,38654—
1991#2,18960—
1990#2,25856—
1989#1,78775—
1988#1,86366—
1987#1,89960—
1986#1,91058—
1985#1,97555—
1984#1,65766—
1983#1,81758—
1982#1,78661—
1981#1,71466—
1980#1,64470—
1979#1,47181—
1978#1,59867—
1977#1,28392—
1976#1,30783—
1975#1,27887—
1974#1,34578—
1973#1,31277—
1972#1,14695—
1971#1,093110—
1970#1,16899—
1969#1,10999—
1968#1,09095—
1967#926122—
1966#890127—
1965#858136—
1964#824162—
1963#722201—
1962#798171—
1961#724206—
1960#667232—
1959#628251—
1958#623247—
1957#556297—
1956#523319—
1955#490344—
1954#453378—
1953#413434—
1952#416415—
1951#384452—
1950#336533—
1949#334542—
1948#329570—
1947#321595—
1946#297603#3,5255
1945#288586—
1944#272643#3,1096
1943#268692—
1942#247767#2,38610
1941#239723#3,1336
1940#221750#2,4789
1939#227737#2,8297
1938#211804#2,8687
1937#200849#2,6808
1936#205816#2,30110
1935#198870#2,7198
1934#185955#2,7428
1933#1741,025#2,5429
1932#1641,177#2,46510
1931#1691,094#2,6519
1930#1661,225#2,29312
1929#1691,199#3,2477
1928#1611,361#2,27013
1927#1601,446#2,19314
1926#1531,572#2,72510
1925#1511,656#4,1975
1924#1521,708#2,64111
1923#1421,776#2,61411
1922#1351,867#3,0149
1921#1351,892#3,8696
1920#1271,979#3,4897
1919#1211,981#3,1158
1918#1192,014#2,26013
1917#1151,961#2,9568
1916#1161,883#2,15213
1915#1051,927#2,45810
1914#991,617#2,6517
1913#911,488—
1912#871,425#1,7469
1911#881,100#1,3877
1910#781,237#1,1938
1909#791,071#1,2776
1908#761,085—
1907#741,089—
1906#76955—
1905#681,085—
1904#73964—
1903#641,016#1,0096
1902#72971#65112
1901#72873—
1900#621,237#1,3105
1899#68886#61311
1898#611,085—
1897#66956#1,0575
1896#651,001—
1895#621,012—
1894#631,003#1,0745
1893#611,003—
1892#571,031—
1891#57916—
1890#521,005—
1889#53909#7897
1888#50991#8157
1887#52798—
1886#48837—
1885#47783—
1884#50738#9715
1883#47696—
1882#47650—
1881#47565—
1880#49560—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Fannie was already there! It came in at #49, and was given to 560 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2005–2017, when fewer than 59 girls a year got the name.

Where Fannie is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #279 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsMINew York: #262 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedSDIowa: #324 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsIAIndiana: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsINOhio: #236 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsOHPennsylvania: #270 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,319 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsMOKentucky: #107 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 441 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsWVVirginia: #84 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 327 girlsVAMaryland: #237 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,025 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedDEArizona: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 752 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNMKansas: #287 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsKSArkansas: #101 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 417 girlsARTennessee: #99 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 431 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #81 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 316 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #78 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 286 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #224 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsOKLouisiana: #97 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 344 girlsLAMississippi: #43 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 193 girlsMSAlabama: #56 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 251 girlsALGeorgia: #57 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 235 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedHITexas: #176 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 827 girlsTXFlorida: #118 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 472 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#43 · 1 in 193
  2. Alabama#56 · 1 in 251
  3. Georgia#57 · 1 in 235
  4. South Carolina#78 · 1 in 286
  5. North Carolina#81 · 1 in 316

Best ever in a state: #14 in Alabama, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#431141 in 193
Alabama#561191 in 251
Georgia#571311 in 235
South Carolina#78731 in 286
North Carolina#811161 in 316
Virginia#84751 in 327
Louisiana#97611 in 344
Tennessee#99631 in 431
Arkansas#101451 in 417
Kentucky#107621 in 441
Florida#118261 in 472
Texas#176681 in 827
Arizona#19451 in 752
West Virginia#203151 in 1,170
Oklahoma#224181 in 1,220
Ohio#236211 in 2,176
Maryland#23761 in 2,025
New York#262331 in 2,670
Pennsylvania#270251 in 2,969
Missouri#272131 in 2,127
Illinois#279191 in 2,659
Indiana#28081 in 2,847
Michigan#282131 in 2,823
Kansas#28761 in 2,200
Iowa#32451 in 3,555
New Jersey#34051 in 5,319
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Fannie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 233 spots since 2024 (#3,575 → #3,342)
  • 819 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #3,342)
  • 213 spots since 2015 (#3,129 → #3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 76 spots in 1963 (#798 → #722)
  • Biggest drop: 164 spots in 1968 (#926 → #1,090)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #47 (783 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 69 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1880–1914
  • Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1967
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
  • Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1883 were named Fannie (0.62%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #47 in 1885, was only 1 in 170 (0.59%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 19.4% of all girls named Fannie (16,633) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,527#47 (1885)#49
1890s9,898#52 (1890)#61
1900s10,346#62 (1900)#72
1910s16,633#78 (1910)#102
1920s16,456#127 (1920)#149
1930s9,552#164 (1932)#190
1940s6,471#221 (1940)#282
1950s3,670#336 (1950)#482
1960s1,551#667 (1960)#861
1970s869#1,093 (1971)#1,300
1980s635#1,644 (1980)#1,805
1990s584#2,012 (1993)#2,301
2000s559#2,457 (2000)#2,897
2010s496#2,782 (2018)#3,278
2020s333#2,523 (2020)#3,011

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Fannie in 1932

girls
#164
1,177 births · 1 in 907 girls
boys
#2,465
10 births · 1 in 104,416 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #164Fannie1,177

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #2,465Fannie10
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 907 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 96.8% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fannie
  1. #161Lola1,194
  2. #162Rebecca1,192
  3. #163Jennie1,190
  4. #164Fannie1,177
  5. #165Verna1,175
  6. #166Erma1,167
  7. #167Genevieve1,148
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 104,416 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 42.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fannie
  1. #2,313Wilmon11
  2. #2,313Winfrey11
  3. #2,313Zygmunt11
  4. #2,465Fannie10
  5. #2,465Abbott10
  6. #2,465Adelard10
  7. #2,465Almer10
  8. #2,638Abran9
  9. #2,638Acy9
  10. #2,638Admiral9

Tied with 172 names at #2,465; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →