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Fanny and Fannie side by side: Fanny peaked in 1916 and Fannie in 1918; in 2025 they were given to 18 and 46 babies.

Fanny and Fannie, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Fanny and Fannie births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025FannieFanny
Fanny and Fannie births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025FannieFanny
Fanny and Fannie births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880190519301955198020052025FannieFanny
Fanny and Fannie births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880193019802025FannieFanny

Girls and boys together; Fanny solid, Fannie dashed.

Fanny and Fannie compared
FannyFannie
Births 20251846
Rank 2025#6,396 among girls’ names#3,355 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18809,65485,949
Peak year19161918
Girls100%99.6%
Alive, estimated2,98013,400
Median age3974

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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