Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Afrikaans usage, Fanie is a diminutive of Stefanus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fanie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fanie’s family of names
In Afrikaans usage, Fanie is a diminutive of Stefanus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Fanie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Fanie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Fanny
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Fae
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Bessie
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>99% girls
Mamie
Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.
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Ocie
19% boys · 81% girls
Elzie
“from the nobleman's estate”
19% boys · 81% girls