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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Kentucky#449 · 1 in 3,959
- Pennsylvania#530 · 1 in 5,151
- Ohio#608 · 1 in 6,768
- Louisiana#658 · 1 in 5,305
- Michigan#833 · 1 in 10,315
Best ever in a state: #14 in Alabama, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #449 | 6 | 1 in 3,959 |
| Pennsylvania | #530 | 14 | 1 in 5,151 |
| Ohio | #608 | 11 | 1 in 6,768 |
| Louisiana | #658 | 5 | 1 in 5,305 |
| Michigan | #833 | 6 | 1 in 10,315 |
| Texas | #990 | 9 | 1 in 10,708 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1972
girls
#1,146
95 births · 1 in 16,013 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 16,013 of them was named Fannie, which outranked 88.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Fannie
- #1,141Taunya96
- #1,141Tedra96
- #1,141Thomas96
- #1,146Fannie95
- #1,146Cristine95
- #1,146Devon95
- #1,146Lashunda95
- #1,155Justina94
- #1,155Lina94
- #1,155Malisa94
Tied with 8 names at #1,146; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.