Fanny

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Fanny is a feminine given name. It originated as a diminutive of the English given name Frances or the French Françoise, both meaning "free one", and of the Spanish name "Estefanía" and the French name Stéphanie, both meaning "crown".

From Wikipedia

Fanny first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 224 babies (rank #152 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 girls (rank #2,324). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fanny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fanny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,751

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

224

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Fanny Price — Mansfield Park

Famous people named Fanny

Fanny Ardantaudiobook narrator · b. 1949
Fanny Elsslerdancer · b. 1810
Fanny Kaplanterrorist · b. 1890
Fanny Mendelssohnuniversity teacher · b. 1805
Fanny Blankers-Koenhigh jumper · b. 1918

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	224	#152
1992	176	#187
1993	135	#220
1994	149	#186
1995	111	#266
1996	98	#291
1997	86	#317
1998	70	#381
1999	55	#464
2000	56	#445
2001	57	#447
2002	51	#481
2003	41	#607
2004	50	#508
2005	34	#720
2006	22	#1,035
2007	35	#755
2008	33	#813
2009	27	#951
2010	24	#1,071
2011	25	#1,007
2012	15	#1,529
2013	26	#987
2014	13	#1,686
2015	15	#1,503
2016	17	#1,392
2017	12	#1,832
2018	20	#1,222
2019	18	#1,348
2020	15	#1,507
2021	11	#1,934
2022	15	#1,499
2023	6	#3,130
2024	9	#2,324