Girls' name · since 1916

Fennie

Fennie has 25 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

25
total births
1916–1932
years on record
1910s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade

Fennie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1916.

Fennie has 25 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1932.

  • 25 total births
  • 1916–1932 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 76% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

25 girls have been named Fennie since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1932.

25
total births
1916–1932
years on record
1910s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Fennie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fennie in 1917 - its busiest year on record.

Fennie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Fennie splits its recorded history at 1918: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Fennie at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

25

Since 1916

17 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1916

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1932

Fennie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1932

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5.566.577.5 1916191719181932 6

Fennie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1910s was Fennie's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Fennie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 19 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fennie?
25 babies have been named Fennie since 1916. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Fennie most popular?
Fennie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Fennie been used?
Fennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 17 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Fennie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenix, Fendi, Fenna, Fenet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Fennie's data

  • Fennie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1932 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fennie: Baby Name Since 1916 - 25 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fennie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fennie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.