girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Fannie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,356 Trend ↓ Falling 20%
Rank 2025
#3,356
among girls · ↑243 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Fannie · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
2,027 babies
All-time total
85,949
#416 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Fannie popularity over time

85,949 babies have been named Fannie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 7,527 19 7,546 755 – #47
1890s 9,898 21 9,919 992 +31% #52
1900s 10,346 29 10,375 1,038 +5% #62
1910s 16,633 83 16,716 1,672 +61% #78
1920s 16,456 93 16,549 1,655 -1% #127
1930s 9,552 88 9,640 964 -42% #164
1940s 6,471 36 6,507 651 -32% #221
1950s 3,670 – 3,670 367 -44% #337
1960s 1,551 – 1,551 155 -58% #668
1970s 869 – 869 87 -44% #1,096
1980s 635 – 635 64 -27% #1,647
1990s 584 – 584 58 -8% #2,015
2000s 559 – 559 56 -4% #2,466
2010s 496 – 496 50 -11% #2,793
2020s (to 2025) 333 – 333 56 +12% #2,534

Where Fannie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

Where Fannie is most popular

Girls named Fannie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Fannie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Pennsylvania 84 0.355 +988%
Missouri 25 0.207 +535%
Kentucky 13 0.152 +365%
Ohio 13 0.055 +68%
New York 20 0.051 +55%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 +49%
Indiana 5 0.036 +9%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fannie

Fannie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,356 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 85,949 American babies have been named Fannie. Its peak came in 1918, when 2,027 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fannie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fannie?

The median living Fannie is about 75 years old; half are between 59 and 84. An estimated 15 thousand people named Fannie are alive in the United States today.

median 75 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fannie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,356 – –
2024 43 #3,599 – –
2023 53 #3,115 – –
2022 64 #2,707 – –
2021 59 #2,860 – –
2020 68 #2,534 – –
2019 56 #2,938 – –
2018 61 #2,793 – –
2017 50 #3,213 – –
2016 50 #3,252 – –
2015 53 #3,149 – –
2014 45 #3,509 – –
2013 48 #3,333 – –
2012 40 #3,871 – –
2011 48 #3,369 – –
2010 45 #3,538 – –
2009 53 #3,172 – –
2008 53 #3,175 – –
2007 56 #3,104 – –
2006 51 #3,236 – –
2005 58 #2,843 – –
2004 64 #2,603 – –
2003 45 #3,250 – –
2002 56 #2,721 – –
2001 61 #2,519 – –
2000 62 #2,466 – –
1995 63 #2,134 – –
1990 56 #2,265 – –
1985 55 #1,981 – –
1980 70 #1,647 – –
1975 87 #1,281 – –
1970 99 #1,172 – –
1965 136 #858 – –
1960 232 #668 – –
1955 344 #490 – –
1950 533 #337 – –
1945 586 #288 – –
1940 750 #221 9 #2,542
1935 870 #198 8 #2,783
1930 1,225 #166 12 #2,347
1925 1,656 #151 5 #4,438
1920 1,979 #127 7 #3,604
1915 1,927 #105 10 #2,506
1910 1,237 #78 8 #1,241
1905 1,085 #68 – –
1900 1,237 #62 5 #1,383
1895 1,012 #62 – –
1890 1,005 #52 – –
1885 783 #47 – –
1880 560 #49 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fannie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fannie?

The median living Fannie is about 75 years old. Half of all living Fannies are between 59 and 84 years old.

How many people named Fannie are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Fannie are alive in the United States, based on 85,949 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fannie in 2025?

Fannie ranked #3,356 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fannie?

85,949 babies have been named Fannie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fannie most popular?

Fannie peaked in 1918, when 2,027 newborns received the name.

Is Fannie a boy or girl name?

Fannie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fannie rising or falling?

Fannie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Fannie become more popular?

Fannie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Fannie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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