Fanny is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “free one.” In 2024 it was given to 25 girls in the United States.
Fanny belongs to the Spanish and French tradition. Its meaning — “free one” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Fanny first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #183 in 1880, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 9,635 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Fanny means “free one” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Fanny is a girl name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Fanny comes from the Spanish and French tradition.
Fanny first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #183 in 1880, and 25 babies were given the name in 2024.
Fanny is pronounced /ˈfæni/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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