Fani
Fani is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Fani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fani is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Fani
American parents first put Fani on the record books as a baby girl name in 1979, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 9 Fanis were born — ranking #11,598 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Fanis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 64 Fanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Fani
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fani. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stefania
- Theofania
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fani
Fani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Fani's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #11,598. Use the chart and map above to compare Fani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.