Fannie
Pet form of Frances, the feminine of the Latin Franciscus, which originally described a Frenchman and was borne by Francis of Assisi.
Fannie in 2025
Fannie was given to 46 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,939th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 72,073 babies born.
The history of Fannie
Fannie reached its highest point in 1918, when 2,027 babies were given the name, ranking 208th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 68th, in 1883.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 85,949 babies have been named Fannie. Half of them were born before 1919, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Fannie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Fannie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,546 | 68 |
| 1890s | 9,919 | 70 |
| 1900s | 10,375 | 82 |
| 1910s | 16,716 | 107 |
| 1920s | 16,549 | 218 |
| 1930s | 9,640 | 304 |
| 1940s | 6,507 | 407 |
| 1950s | 3,670 | 628 |
| 1960s | 1,551 | 1,164 |
| 1970s | 869 | 1,806 |
| 1980s | 635 | 2,623 |
| 1990s | 584 | 3,332 |
| 2000s | 559 | 4,170 |
| 2010s | 496 | 4,898 |
| 2020s | 333 | 4,468 |
Where Fannie is heading
Fannie has fallen 13% over the past decade, from 53 babies in 2015 to 46 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Fannie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Fannie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Fannie.