Nana
- #6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births
- #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
- Given to girls 74.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,530since 1881
Nana over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,838 | 16 | #5,608 | 16 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #6,832 | 12 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #6,220 | 14 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #5,215 | 18 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #5,562 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | #4,855 | 19 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #4,114 | 25 |
| 2018 | #4,889 | 27 | #4,354 | 23 |
| 2017 | #5,191 | 25 | #5,297 | 17 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #3,883 | 27 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | #4,080 | 25 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #3,371 | 32 |
| 2013 | #5,834 | 22 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #4,862 | 19 |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #4,356 | 22 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #4,035 | 25 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | #4,395 | 22 |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | #3,893 | 26 |
| 2006 | #3,854 | 39 | #3,384 | 31 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #3,815 | 24 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | #3,285 | 29 |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | #3,044 | 31 |
| 2002 | #3,654 | 36 | #3,909 | 21 |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | #3,143 | 28 |
| 2000 | #2,974 | 47 | #3,536 | 23 |
| 1999 | #3,569 | 34 | #3,103 | 26 |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | #3,296 | 23 |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #3,549 | 19 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | #3,215 | 21 |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #2,931 | 37 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #3,083 | 25 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | — | |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,185 | 20 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 23 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,873 | 18 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,418 | 27 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,537 | 27 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,380 | 28 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Nana! It came in at #582, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nana is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Nana in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Nana
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 756 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #6,838)
- 1,958 spots since 2020 (#4,880 → #6,838)
- Biggest jump: 592 spots in 1898
- Biggest drop: 315 spots in 1899
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1881 at #582 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 1883–1884
Share of babies · girls
1 in 10,217
- Highest: 1 in 10,217 girls born in 1881 were named Nana (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 13.6% of all girls named Nana (345) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
- Mostly boys until 2022, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | #582 (1881) | #896 |
| 1890s | 85 | #963 (1898) | #1,129 |
| 1900s | 53 | #1,318 (1903) | #1,613 |
| 1910s | 174 | #1,380 (1916) | #1,690 |
| 1920s | 205 | #1,341 (1921) | #1,987 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,418 (1935) | #1,911 |
| 1940s | 202 | #1,703 (1943) | #2,084 |
| 1950s | 172 | #2,116 (1951) | #2,767 |
| 1960s | 108 | #3,189 (1961) | #4,320 |
| 1970s | 170 | #2,903 (1972) | #3,943 |
| 1980s | 192 | #2,931 (1989) | #4,402 |
| 1990s | 269 | #3,448 (1997) | #4,045 |
| 2000s | 345 | #2,974 (2000) | #4,171 |
| 2010s | 219 | #4,889 (2018) | #6,053 |
| 2020s | 105 | #4,880 (2020) | #6,804 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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