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
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 783 births
- Debut · girls
- 560 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,580since 1880
Fannie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,342 | 46 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,575 | 43 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,091 | 53 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,689 | 64 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,848 | 59 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,523 | 68 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,923 | 56 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,782 | 61 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,192 | 50 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,229 | 50 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,129 | 53 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,314 | 48 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,854 | 40 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,350 | 48 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,161 | 53 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,158 | 53 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,096 | 56 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,224 | 51 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,827 | 58 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,232 | 45 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,709 | 56 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,512 | 61 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,457 | 62 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,501 | 57 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,279 | 62 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,174 | 63 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,760 | 44 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,125 | 63 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,323 | 56 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,012 | 69 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,189 | 60 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,258 | 56 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,787 | 75 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,899 | 60 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,910 | 58 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,975 | 55 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,657 | 66 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,817 | 58 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,786 | 61 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,714 | 66 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,644 | 70 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,471 | 81 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,283 | 92 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,307 | 83 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,278 | 87 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,345 | 78 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,312 | 77 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,146 | 95 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,093 | 110 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,168 | 99 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,109 | 99 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,090 | 95 | — | |
| 1967 | #926 | 122 | — | |
| 1966 | #890 | 127 | — | |
| 1965 | #858 | 136 | — | |
| 1964 | #824 | 162 | — | |
| 1963 | #722 | 201 | — | |
| 1962 | #798 | 171 | — | |
| 1961 | #724 | 206 | — | |
| 1960 | #667 | 232 | — | |
| 1959 | #628 | 251 | — | |
| 1958 | #623 | 247 | — | |
| 1957 | #556 | 297 | — | |
| 1956 | #523 | 319 | — | |
| 1955 | #490 | 344 | — | |
| 1954 | #453 | 378 | — | |
| 1953 | #413 | 434 | — | |
| 1952 | #416 | 415 | — | |
| 1951 | #384 | 452 | — | |
| 1950 | #336 | 533 | — | |
| 1949 | #334 | 542 | — | |
| 1948 | #329 | 570 | — | |
| 1947 | #321 | 595 | — | |
| 1946 | #297 | 603 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #288 | 586 | — | |
| 1944 | #272 | 643 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #268 | 692 | — | |
| 1942 | #247 | 767 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #239 | 723 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #221 | 750 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #227 | 737 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #211 | 804 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #200 | 849 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #205 | 816 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #198 | 870 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #185 | 955 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #174 | 1,025 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #164 | 1,177 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #169 | 1,094 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #166 | 1,225 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #169 | 1,199 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #161 | 1,361 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #160 | 1,446 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #153 | 1,572 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #151 | 1,656 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #152 | 1,708 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #142 | 1,776 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #135 | 1,867 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #135 | 1,892 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #127 | 1,979 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #121 | 1,981 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #119 | 2,014 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #115 | 1,961 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #116 | 1,883 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #105 | 1,927 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #99 | 1,617 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #91 | 1,488 | — | |
| 1912 | #87 | 1,425 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #88 | 1,100 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #78 | 1,237 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #79 | 1,071 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #76 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1907 | #74 | 1,089 | — | |
| 1906 | #76 | 955 | — | |
| 1905 | #68 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1904 | #73 | 964 | — | |
| 1903 | #64 | 1,016 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #72 | 971 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #72 | 873 | — | |
| 1900 | #62 | 1,237 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #68 | 886 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #61 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1897 | #66 | 956 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #65 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1895 | #62 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1894 | #63 | 1,003 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #61 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1892 | #57 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1891 | #57 | 916 | — | |
| 1890 | #52 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1889 | #53 | 909 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #50 | 991 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #52 | 798 | — | |
| 1886 | #48 | 837 | — | |
| 1885 | #47 | 783 | — | |
| 1884 | #50 | 738 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #47 | 696 | — | |
| 1882 | #47 | 650 | — | |
| 1881 | #47 | 565 | — | |
| 1880 | #49 | 560 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#62 · 1 in 242
- Alabama#67 · 1 in 292
- Georgia#70 · 1 in 294
- South Carolina#83 · 1 in 357
- North Carolina#96 · 1 in 392
Best ever in a state: #14 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #62 | 88 | 1 in 242 |
| Alabama | #67 | 97 | 1 in 292 |
| Georgia | #70 | 100 | 1 in 294 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 56 | 1 in 357 |
| North Carolina | #96 | 91 | 1 in 392 |
| Virginia | #110 | 48 | 1 in 474 |
| Arkansas | #124 | 33 | 1 in 524 |
| Tennessee | #135 | 43 | 1 in 614 |
| Louisiana | #139 | 36 | 1 in 569 |
| New Mexico | #154 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| Kentucky | #188 | 27 | 1 in 953 |
| Maryland | #210 | 7 | 1 in 1,588 |
| Florida | #216 | 12 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Ohio | #217 | 25 | 1 in 1,876 |
| Missouri | #242 | 14 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Indiana | #246 | 10 | 1 in 2,319 |
| West Virginia | #246 | 11 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Oklahoma | #255 | 13 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Texas | #295 | 33 | 1 in 1,663 |
| New Jersey | #347 | 5 | 1 in 4,701 |
| Pennsylvania | #363 | 14 | 1 in 5,075 |
| New York | #438 | 12 | 1 in 6,825 |
| Michigan | #476 | 5 | 1 in 7,753 |
| Illinois | #560 | 5 | 1 in 10,108 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #47 (783 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 69 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1880–1914
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1967
- 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
- 19.4% of all girls named Fannie (16,633) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,527 | #47 (1885) | #49 |
| 1890s | 9,898 | #52 (1890) | #61 |
| 1900s | 10,346 | #62 (1900) | #72 |
| 1910s | 16,633 | #78 (1910) | #102 |
| 1920s | 16,456 | #127 (1920) | #149 |
| 1930s | 9,552 | #164 (1932) | #190 |
| 1940s | 6,471 | #221 (1940) | #282 |
| 1950s | 3,670 | #336 (1950) | #482 |
| 1960s | 1,551 | #667 (1960) | #861 |
| 1970s | 869 | #1,093 (1971) | #1,300 |
| 1980s | 635 | #1,644 (1980) | #1,805 |
| 1990s | 584 | #2,012 (1993) | #2,301 |
| 2000s | 559 | #2,457 (2000) | #2,897 |
| 2010s | 496 | #2,782 (2018) | #3,278 |
| 2020s | 333 | #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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,275 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 103,721 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 43.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,184Westley11
- #2,184Weyman11
- #2,184Windle11
- #2,301Fannie10
- #2,301Abran10
- #2,301Alcide10
- #2,301Alson10
- #2,452Achille9
- #2,452Adelard9
- #2,452Alphonsus9
Tied with 150 names at #2,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.