How Many People Are Named Fanny?
An estimated 2,842 people in the United States have the first name Fanny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Fanny peaked in popularity in 1916 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fanny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fanny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,842
About 1 in 120,603 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1916
241 births
Total Registered
9,635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fanny
Fanny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,635 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fanny as a female name
Ranked #5,182 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (241 births)
Fanny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fanny span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,735 babies were registered. Fanny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fanny by Decade
How has Fanny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fanny by State
Birth registrations for Fanny span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Hawaii, Indiana. On average, about 154 Fannys were registered per state.
Fanny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fanny
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fanny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fanny?
We estimate approximately 2,842 people named Fanny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 120,603 Americans share this first name.
Is Fanny a common name?
Fanny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fanny most popular?
Fanny reached peak popularity in 1916, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fanny is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fanny a female name?
Fanny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fanny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fanny Smith, Fanny Johnson, Fanny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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