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Lucy is not only a nickname, but a name in its own right, as in, St Lucy. I suppose Ella exists in its own right as well, by now.
Apart from that, all the names you mention are only nicknames for me, of Anne, Elizabeth etc. Most nns, especially the ones ending in -ie, don't really look great on adults, especially in professional/formal contexts, they're just too childish.
I think it's better to have a "real name" on the dotted line, parents can still use the nickname but leave their child the option, what's the big deal?
Some nicknames, such as Ed, Tom, Kate, look ok on adults, but I still think it's better to have a full name anyway.

I love Annie, Ella and Lucy. So I guess I like some nicknames as a full name. But I usually prefer the full names.

i really dont like nicknames to be used as full names. theres a reason they are called nicknames!

Lucy's a name in its own right, though often seen as a nickname bcause of Lucille Ball or Lucinda!
Jack is so popular in the UK these days - if I wanted a Jack I'd give him the formal registration John. I'd never give a child a nickname, even if I intended to use only the nickname. I think they should have the complete formal name to fall back on. What's cute for a child may seem less so when they're grown! Also, the name's meaning is tied up with its longer form.
The exception might be Annie, which is not so very far from the root word, and some of the traditional spinoffs of Elizabeth.

11.Annie ~ don't mind on its own, although I tend to prefer the much elaborated Annabelle.
13.Bessie ~ Elisabeth / Elizabeth gives the child so many options as she grows, why not give them to her?
17.Ella ~ totally fine on its own, its shortness is what makes it so lovely IMHO.
19.Nellie ~ hmm, I don't mind Nell as a given name but for some reason Nellie just doesn't do it for me.
22.Carrie ~ with this spelling, its implied that its short for Carolyn / Caroline. I'd stick with Kerry or Keri if thats all there is.
32.Jennie ~ don't mind this by itself as neither Jane nor Jennifer are appealing to me, but Jennie / Jenny is.
33.Hattie ~ I don't like this name, so I vote no.
34.Mattie ~ hmm, with all the Madisons, Madelyns, Madelines, etc. running around, why not distinguish your child by using Matilda and give her the common nickname?
39.Lillie ~ with this spelling or Lili, Lilli, it looks like it is short for Lillian, Lilian, Lilith, etc. Sticky with Lily if you just want Lily as thats the correct spelling for the flower IMHO.
48.Fannie ~ can't work in this day and age, but I don't mind Frannie as a given name although I prefer Frances or Francesca.
49.Lucy - totally fine, I like it.
52.Maggie - becoming like Lucy and Lily in that is completly fine, but I'm torn and this is why Maggie pops back and forth on our list.

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To be honest, having a nicknamey name as a full first name usually doesn't bother me, with the exception of a few names that is. I like/love:

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Annie
Bessie
Ella
Nellie
Lillie (Prefer Lily)
Lucy
Maggie
Lizzie
Susie
Katie

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Will
Sam
Joe
Jack

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Are you surprised at all or did you know that?
- I knew people used to use nicknamey names as full names, I like it!

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WDYT of these that are used today like Jack, Lucy, Molly?
- I love all three of these names actually!

I can handle some nns as full names, but not all. I tend not to like names that end in "-y" or "-ie", like Millie or Bobby, because they sound too cute to stand alone. Even some names that don't end in "-y" or "-ie", like Jim, sound too insubstantial to use as full names. I think I can best tolerate nns as full names when they don't sound very similar to their original name, like Jack or Molly.

I like Lillie, Ella, Annie and Lucy, but generally I dislike them. For boys Liam and Jack are okay as full names, but really I don't like the others.

I tend to prefer longer forms, nn as full names are not very appealing to me.
Lucy and Lillie may be used as nn for longer names but they are full names in their own right too
Where I live nicknamey names are very popular at the moment

What do you think of names that are also nicknames? I don't like them most of the time.

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Do you prefer them as a nickname or as full name? nickname

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In the top 100 for 1880s there was:
11.Annie nn for Anne or Anne Marie
17.Ella - like this for full name
39.Lillie - prefer Lilly or Lily, and as full name or nn for Lillian
49.Lucy - like for full name

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Will, Molly and Jack I like for full names

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As a general rule I prefer the long form of a name than a nn as a given name. Longer, more formal names give a person more options as they age, which is one of the reasons I prefer them.
Some of the ones you've mentioned (Lucy or Lily)are full names that are also short forms of longer names, some like Ella or Jack have a long history as given names or don't automatically seem to stem from a more formal name. Short forms of names as full names come and go out of style, so I'm not surprised.

Most of them I only like them as nicknames.

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Annie - nn for Anne
Bessie - nn for Elizabeth
Ella - This is all right on it's own
Nellie - nn for Eleanor
Carrie - nn for Caroline
Jennie - nn for Jane
Hattie - nn for Harriet
Mattie - nn for Matilda
Lillie - nn for Lillian
Fannie - nn for Frances
Lucy - This is not a nickname
Maggie - nn for Margaret
Lizzie - nn for Elizabeth
Susie - nn for Susan
Katie - nn for Catherine / Katherine