Fanny Name Popularity

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How popular is Fanny?

Ranking 7,153rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Fanny is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Fanny has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 183, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1916 with 241 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Fanny was 15 in 1967.

Approximately during the years 1882-1885, 1893-1896, 1909-1916, 1969-1973, 1976-1979, and 1985-1988, the name Fanny took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1927-1936, 1993-1996, and 2009-2013.

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Fanny be?

The popularity trend for Fanny has steadily decreased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Fanny for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Fanny is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Fanny has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Fanny (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		16	7,153
2017		18	6,605
2016		29	4,757
2015		50	3,262
2014		31	4,572
2013		17	7,148
2012		27	5,142
2011		30	4,718
2010		25	5,478
2009		44	3,632
2008		50	3,342
2007		39	4,005
2006		34	4,287
2005		28	4,743
2004		41	3,580
2003		41	3,488
2002		37	3,615
2001		51	2,851
2000		32	3,910
1999		41	3,155
1998		43	2,983
1997		41	2,941
1996		38	3,103
1995		51	2,498
1994		58	2,269
1993		77	1,857
1992		76	1,862
1991		71	1,966
1990		68	1,998
1989		63	2,007
1988		60	1,996
1987		48	2,244
1986		33	2,868
1985		41	2,411
1984		41	2,351
1983		36	2,526
1982		44	2,261
1981		42	2,349
1980		40	2,400
1979		47	2,122
1978		33	2,583
1977		30	2,736
1976		36	2,306
1975		41	2,102
1974		40	2,079
1973		51	1,734
1972		33	2,286
1971		34	2,302
1970		28	2,598
1969		21	2,939
1968		31	2,176
1967		15	3,383
1966		18	2,960
1965		27	2,310
1964		30	2,211
1963		29	2,225
1962		30	2,176
1961		27	2,312
1960		28	2,208
1959		29	2,120
1958		27	2,175
1957		32	1,935
1956		31	1,942
1955		34	1,819
1954		32	1,851
1953		29	1,892
1952		27	1,951
1951		29	1,817
1950		38	1,506
1949		39	1,473
1948		31	1,683
1947		37	1,556
1946		26	1,786
1945		45	1,177
1944		36	1,346
1943		50	1,146
1942		44	1,195
1941		40	1,192
1940		36	1,225
1939		50	1,001
1938		63	891
1937		43	1,090
1936		49	980
1935		88	719
1934		91	702
1933		80	739
1932		93	705
1931		109	638
1930		124	624
1929		139	581
1928		149	580
1927		166	549
1926		163	555
1925		188	514
1924		167	562
1923		177	536
1922		194	499
1921		170	543
1920		222	454
1919		190	485
1918		202	470
1917		209	444
1916		241	405
1915		211	411
1914		167	409
1913		124	445
1912		116	438
1911		100	403
1910		102	391
1909		79	412
1908		86	388
1907		103	348
1906		71	405
1905		71	401
1904		65	403
1903		79	356
1902		68	383
1901		60	382
1900		86	363
1899		73	349
1898		78	352
1897		78	333
1896		108	279
1895		94	296
1894		90	290
1893		79	309
1892		92	280
1891		84	268
1890		84	272
1889		87	251
1888		75	267
1887		83	229
1886		81	224
1885		85	212
1884		66	235
1883		68	215
1882		49	248
1881		55	201
1880		67	183

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.