Fannie
Girl name · #3343 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 46 baby girls were named Fannie, placing it at #3343 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3129, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 39,130 girls born in 2025 was named Fannie.
Babies named Fannie per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Fannie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 560 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 2,014 girls were named Fannie — good for #119 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Fannie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Fannie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Fannie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Fannie is most common
State-level data for Fannie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Fannie
Statistically, parents drawn to Fannie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Minnie, Jennie, Johnnie, Sallie, and Roxie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Fannie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3342 |
| 2024 | 43 | #3575 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3091 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2689 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2848 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2523 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2923 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2782 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3192 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3229 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3129 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3486 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3314 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3854 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3350 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 53 | #3161 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3158 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3096 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3224 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2827 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3232 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2709 |
| 2001 | 61 | #2512 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Fannie a popular girl name?
Fannie ranked #3343 among girls in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3129.
When was the name Fannie most popular?
Fannie peaked in 1918, when 2,014 American girls received the name (ranked #119 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Fannie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American girls was named Fannie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.