Fannie is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Fannie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Fannie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Fannie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Fannie is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “free one, from France”. a pet form of Frances.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 85,949 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Fannie per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (2,027/yr).
Fannie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #208 nationally (given to 2,027 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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