Meaning of the nameFanny
- Female
- English origin
- Fan-ny
Fanny is a spelling of the name Fani, which means “diminutive of Frances (from Late Latin Franciscus, 'Frank')”.
Meaning
“diminutive of Frances (from Late Latin Franciscus, 'Frank')”
Source: Wiktionary: Fanny · Behind the Name: Fanny · Wiktionary: Frances
- People (2022)
- 1,116
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,675
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 929
- people
Fanny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Fanny, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (234 people).
1,111 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Fanny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Fanny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 374 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Fanny
Spelling used in English, French, Spanish and Swedish; most of the women recorded were born from 1960 onward, and some were born after 2020.
About the name Fani
The origin of Fani in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Fani in Spanish as a diminutive of Estefanía, and Behind the Name lists it as a Greek short form of Theofania or Stefania. Fanny, which Behind the Name gives as a diminutive of Frances, Françoise or Stéphanie and Wiktionary as a diminutive of Frances, appears in the same group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,158 people named Fani and 1,116 named Fanny, almost always women.
Other spellings of Fani
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Fani | 1,158 |
| Fanny | 1,116 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Fanny · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Fanny · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Frances · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Fani · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Fani · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Fanny · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Fanny · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Fanny
What does the name Fanny mean?
Fanny means “diminutive of Frances (from Late Latin Franciscus, 'Frank')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Fanny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,116 people with the first name Fanny, which ranks it number 7,675 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Fanny a boy's or a girl's name?
Fanny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,111 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Fanny?
Fanny is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Fanny most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Fanny (374 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Fanny?
Fani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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