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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • 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: #857 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,484 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #785 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,665 girlsMINew York: #876 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 18,306 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: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedINOhio: #664 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,930 girlsOHPennsylvania: #494 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,236 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,114 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 22,346 girlsCAUtah: 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: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,398 girlsMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,591 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #361 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,444 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedDEArizona: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsAZNew Mexico: #346 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #381 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,147 girlsARTennessee: #237 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #326 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,589 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,938 girlsLAMississippi: #138 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 638 girlsMSAlabama: #180 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 940 girlsALGeorgia: #282 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Fannie, so not publishedHITexas: #742 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,833 girlsTXFlorida: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#138 · 1 in 638
  2. Alabama#180 · 1 in 940
  3. Tennessee#237 · 1 in 1,745
  4. Georgia#282 · 1 in 1,946
  5. South Carolina#285 · 1 in 1,808

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#138421 in 638
Alabama#180391 in 940
Tennessee#237221 in 1,745
Georgia#282241 in 1,946
South Carolina#285161 in 1,808
Arizona#29081 in 1,614
Florida#324181 in 2,389
North Carolina#326201 in 2,589
New Mexico#34651 in 2,196
Virginia#361121 in 3,444
Arkansas#38161 in 3,147
Louisiana#446101 in 3,938
Kentucky#45761 in 5,591
Pennsylvania#494161 in 7,236
Missouri#51171 in 6,398
Ohio#66491 in 11,930
Texas#742131 in 8,833
Michigan#78561 in 15,665
Illinois#85761 in 17,484
New York#87691 in 18,306
California#1,11471 in 22,346
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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 1956

girls
#523
319 births · 1 in 6,294 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #523Fannie319
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 6,294 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 92.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fannie
  1. #518Ruthie327
  2. #521Lauri326
  3. #522Teena322
  4. #523Fannie319
  5. #523Ivy319
  6. #525Leesa318
  7. #526Elisabeth312
  8. #527Elsa309

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →