Fannie
Meaning
diminutive of Frances, from the Latin for Frenchman
Honoring civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, carried with pride.
Fannie around the world
One shared root links 8 names across 4 languages.
Shared root: from Late Latin Franciscus "the Frank, the Frenchman", fixed forever by the saint of Assisi
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Fannie peaked in the 1890s.
When you meet Fannie
Most people given the name Fannie in the United States were born between 1940 and 1989. The Fannie you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Fannie deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Fannie truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Fannie fits with your family’s names and surname.
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