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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1916 with 241 babies (rank #405 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 girls (rank #5,182). 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.

9,635

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

241

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
1880	67	#183
1881	55	#201
1882	49	#248
1883	68	#215
1884	66	#235
1885	85	#212
1886	81	#224
1887	83	#229
1888	75	#267
1889	87	#251
1890	84	#272
1891	84	#268
1892	92	#280
1893	79	#309
1894	90	#290
1895	94	#296
1896	108	#279
1897	78	#333
1898	78	#352
1899	73	#349
1900	86	#363
1901	60	#382
1902	68	#383
1903	79	#356
1904	65	#403
1905	71	#401
1906	71	#405
1907	103	#348
1908	86	#388
1909	79	#412
1910	102	#391
1911	100	#403
1912	116	#438
1913	124	#445
1914	167	#409
1915	211	#411
1916	241	#405
1917	209	#444
1918	202	#470
1919	190	#485
1920	222	#454
1921	170	#544
1922	194	#499
1923	177	#535
1924	167	#562
1925	188	#514
1926	163	#555
1927	166	#549
1928	149	#580
1929	139	#582
1930	124	#624
1931	109	#638
1932	93	#705
1933	80	#739
1934	91	#702
1935	88	#719
1936	49	#980
1937	43	#1,090
1938	64	#878
1939	50	#1,001
1940	36	#1,225
1941	40	#1,192
1942	44	#1,196
1943	50	#1,145
1944	36	#1,346
1945	45	#1,177
1946	26	#1,786
1947	37	#1,556
1948	31	#1,683
1949	39	#1,474
1950	38	#1,506
1951	29	#1,817
1952	27	#1,952
1953	29	#1,892
1954	32	#1,850
1955	34	#1,818
1956	31	#1,941
1957	32	#1,936
1958	27	#2,176
1959	29	#2,120
1960	28	#2,209
1961	27	#2,314
1962	30	#2,177
1963	29	#2,224
1964	30	#2,212
1965	27	#2,311
1966	18	#2,961
1967	15	#3,381
1968	31	#2,176
1969	21	#2,940
1970	28	#2,596
1971	34	#2,304
1972	33	#2,286
1973	51	#1,735
1974	40	#2,079
1975	41	#2,105
1976	36	#2,308
1977	30	#2,737
1978	33	#2,582
1979	47	#2,122
1980	40	#2,401
1981	42	#2,349
1982	44	#2,262
1983	36	#2,527
1984	41	#2,351
1985	41	#2,412
1986	35	#2,746
1987	48	#2,245
1988	60	#1,996
1989	63	#2,006
1990	68	#1,998
1991	71	#1,966
1992	76	#1,862
1993	77	#1,857
1994	58	#2,269
1995	51	#2,498
1996	39	#3,050
1997	41	#2,943
1998	44	#2,942
1999	42	#3,120
2000	32	#3,912
2001	52	#2,822
2002	37	#3,616
2003	41	#3,490
2004	41	#3,581
2005	28	#4,748
2006	34	#4,292
2007	39	#4,006
2008	50	#3,343
2009	44	#3,634
2010	25	#5,480
2011	30	#4,721
2012	27	#5,149
2013	17	#7,156
2014	31	#4,576
2015	51	#3,227
2016	29	#4,768
2017	18	#6,622
2018	16	#7,202
2019	19	#6,253
2020	10	#9,783
2021	23	#5,456
2022	27	#4,946
2023	19	#6,244
2024	25	#5,182