Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Goddess of the underworld
- English
- Pet name meaning free; variant of Frances
- Slavic
- Free
- Teutonic
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fanny
Pronunciation
f(an)-ny
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1916 (rank #404, 241 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6325, 18 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 29 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #30, 3,306 births); most recent 2023 (rank #687, 60 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2022 | 69 |
| 2021 | 89 |
| 2020 | 104 |
| 2019 | 134 |
| 2018 | 178 |
| 2017 | 193 |
| 2016 | 270 |
| 2015 | 285 |
| 2014 | 296 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #587, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence