Fanny
Fanny is a female given name: 99% of people named Fanny are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Fanny · Fanný
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- Also spelled
- Fanný
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 9,487 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Fanny
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fanny," in English, "Guten Tag Fanny," in German. Fanny is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fanny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Fanny,
German
Guten Tag Fanny,
French
Bonjour Fanny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Fanny:
Chinese
Fanny您好：
Japanese
Fanny様
English
Hi Fanny,
German
Hi Fanny,
French
Salut Fanny,
Spanish
Hola Fanny,
Chinese
Fanny你好：
Japanese
Fannyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 9,487 female · 9,487 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fanny a male or female name?
Fanny is a female given name: 99% of people named Fanny are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Fanny in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fanny," in English, "Guten Tag Fanny," in German. Fanny is a female given name: about 99% of people named Fanny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Fanny a unisex name?
Fanny is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Fanny are men. Fanny leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Fanny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fanny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_fanny,
title = {Is Fanny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fanny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}