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Fanny

/ˈfæni/ · 100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Fanny has been given to about 9,654 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfæni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,531
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fanny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 241
  • Born in 202518
  • All time9,654

How popular is Fanny?

Its best year was 1916, when 241 babies were given the name, ranking 405th. The typical living American called Fanny is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Fanny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fay0.72
  2. Tawny0.70
  3. Tiffany0.63
  4. Fannie0.62
  5. Stefany0.57
  6. Stephany0.54
  7. Fawn0.55
  8. Melany0.52

Middle names for Fanny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fanny Eve0.80
  2. Fanny Elizabeth0.78
  3. Fanny Josephine0.78
  4. Fanny Anne0.78
  5. Fanny Rose0.77
  6. Fanny Louise0.77

Sibling names for Fanny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.90
  2. Luellasister · 0.89
  3. Goldiesister · 0.89
  4. Cleoeither · 0.86
  5. Amosbrother · 0.83
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.82

Where Fanny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Fanny Anderson0.74
    2. Fanny White0.72
    3. Fanny Reyes0.72
    4. Fanny Nguyen0.72
    5. Fanny Moore0.72
    6. Fanny Lee0.72

    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 Fanny

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. Norway1945–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.