Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Fanny
Endangered
Down 92.5% from peak
Peak era
1916
Peak births
241
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Fanny
How many people are named Fanny?
An estimated 2,668 living Americans are named Fanny.
How rare is Fanny?
Fanny is very rare among babies today, with 18 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 92.5% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Fanny?
The median age of a living American named Fanny is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 53 years old.
Is Fanny still popular?
No. Fanny is endangered as a baby name, down 92.5% from its 1916 peak with 18 births in 2025.
Where is Fanny most common?
Fanny has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19162025
Peak year
1916
Decline from peak
92.5%
2025
18
All-time
9,654
Where it lives now
Fanny is most concentrated in New York — about 3.8× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Fanny is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.