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Fannie

Pronounced F AE1 N IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Fannie?

Fannie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 95,515 children — the 376th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1918, when 2,216 children were given it.

06251,2501,8752,50018901920195019802010
1918Girls: 2,216Boys: 13

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
F AE1 N IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Fannie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Fannie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Fannie?
Fannie ranks 376th among girls' names in US records, with 95,515 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 789.
Is Fannie a unisex name?
No. Fannie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Fannie most popular?
1918, when 2,216 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.