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Fannie

/ˈfæni/ · 100% girls · 46 born in 2025

Fannie has been given to about 85,949 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfæni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 19,452
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fannie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 2,027
  • Born in 202546
  • All time85,949

How popular is Fannie?

Its best year was 1918, when 2,027 babies were given the name, ranking 120th. The typical living American called Fannie is about 81 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Fannie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Annie0.86
  2. Nannie0.86
  3. Jannie0.86
  4. Dannie0.86
  5. Janie0.82
  6. Lanie0.82
  7. Frankie0.79
  8. Vonnie0.77

Middle names for Fannie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fannie Noelle0.83
  2. Fannie Catherine0.80
  3. Fannie Belle0.80
  4. Fannie Josephine0.80
  5. Fannie Hazel0.80
  6. Fannie Violet0.79

Sibling names for Fannie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maesister · 0.97
  2. Pearlsister · 0.96
  3. Dellasister · 0.96
  4. Sambrother · 0.91
  5. Cleoeither · 0.90
  6. Hughbrother · 0.89

Where Fannie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.02%
  2. Pennsylvania0.01%
  3. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fannie Wilson0.75
  2. Fannie Williams0.75
  3. Fannie Walker0.75
  4. Fannie Turner0.75
  5. Fannie Torres0.75
  6. Fannie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fannie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. France1900–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fannie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.