Is Fanny a boy or girl name?
Fanny is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 0 boys were named Fanny, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,635 US babies named Fanny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,182
- Babies named Fanny since 1880
- 9,635
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 241 babies
Boys and girls named Fanny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 716 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 860 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 768 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,662 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,735 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 791 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 308 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 373 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 450 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 567 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 398 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,182 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,946 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,456 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,783 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,253 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,202 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,622 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,768 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,227 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,576 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,156 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,149 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,721 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,480 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,634 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,343 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 39 | #4,006 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,292 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,748 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,581 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,490 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,616 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,822 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,912 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,120 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,942 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,943 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,050 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,498 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,269 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,857 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,862 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,966 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,998 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,006 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,996 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,245 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,746 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,412 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,351 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,527 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,262 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,349 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,401 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,122 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,582 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,737 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,308 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,105 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,079 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,735 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,286 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,304 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,596 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,940 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,176 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,381 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,961 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,311 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,212 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,224 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,177 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,314 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,120 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,936 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,941 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,818 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,850 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,892 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,952 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,817 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,506 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,474 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,683 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,556 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,786 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,177 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,346 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,145 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,196 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,192 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,225 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,001 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 64 | #878 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,090 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 49 | #980 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 88 | #719 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 91 | #702 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 80 | #739 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 93 | #705 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 109 | #638 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 124 | #624 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 139 | #582 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 149 | #580 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 166 | #549 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 163 | #555 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 188 | #514 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 167 | #562 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 177 | #535 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 194 | #499 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 170 | #544 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 222 | #454 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 190 | #485 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 202 | #470 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 209 | #444 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 241 | #405 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 211 | #411 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 167 | #409 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 124 | #445 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 116 | #438 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 100 | #403 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 102 | #391 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 79 | #412 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 86 | #388 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 103 | #348 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 71 | #405 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 71 | #401 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 65 | #403 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 79 | #356 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 68 | #383 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 60 | #382 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 86 | #363 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 73 | #349 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 78 | #352 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 78 | #333 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 108 | #279 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 94 | #296 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 90 | #290 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 79 | #309 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 92 | #280 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 84 | #268 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 84 | #272 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 87 | #251 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 75 | #267 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 83 | #229 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 81 | #224 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 85 | #212 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 66 | #235 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 68 | #215 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 49 | #248 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 55 | #201 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 67 | #183 |
Highest rank
Fanny has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #183 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fanny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.