Fancy vs Fanny

Side-by-side comparison of Fancy and Fanny — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Fancy

Girl name · Rank #7647

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Name B

Fanny

Girl name · Rank #5133

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Metric Fancy Fanny
Current Rank #7647 #5133
Total Births (all years) 562 9,635
Peak Year 1991 1916
Peak Year Births 36 241
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fancy Fanny
1880ss — 716
1890ss — 860
1900ss — 768
1910ss — 1,662
1920ss — 1,735
1930ss — 791
1940ss — 384
1950ss 16 308
1960ss 7 256
1970ss 79 373
1980ss 30 450
1990ss 160 567
2000ss 113 398
2010ss 108 263
2020ss 49 104

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fancy Fanny
2014 12 31
2015 12 51
2016 8 29
2017 12 18
2018 11 16
2019 11 19
2020 6 10
2021 10 23
2022 9 27
2023 10 19
2024 14 25

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1952–2024.

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