Nannie

Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · Last seen for boys in 1925 at #4,197
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 299 births
Debut · girls
248 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,560
since 1880

Nannie over time

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Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #86, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Nannie was already there! It came in at #87, and was given to 248 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1980, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Nannie is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedINOhio: #454 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,002 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #387 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsMOKentucky: #101 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 418 girlsKYWest Virginia: #238 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsWVVirginia: #67 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 255 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #249 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsARTennessee: #117 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 499 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #106 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 451 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #149 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 697 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,069 girlsOKLouisiana: #376 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsLAMississippi: #183 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 933 girlsMSAlabama: #165 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 843 girlsALGeorgia: #218 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedHITexas: #344 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Nannie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#67 · 1 in 255
  2. Kentucky#101 · 1 in 418
  3. North Carolina#106 · 1 in 451
  4. Tennessee#117 · 1 in 499
  5. South Carolina#149 · 1 in 697

Best ever in a state: #52 in Virginia, 1911.

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Virginia#671111 in 255
Kentucky#101721 in 418
North Carolina#106871 in 451
Tennessee#117571 in 499
South Carolina#149341 in 697
Alabama#165371 in 843
Mississippi#183241 in 933
Georgia#218241 in 1,435
West Virginia#238131 in 1,592
Arkansas#249141 in 1,460
Texas#344321 in 1,820
Louisiana#37681 in 2,875
Missouri#38781 in 3,885
Ohio#45471 in 8,002
Oklahoma#51851 in 5,069
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Nannie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
  • Biggest jump: 12 spots in 1909 (#182 → #170)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 1949 (#821 → #948)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #86 (299 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 63 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1880–1884
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 356
  • Highest: 1 in 356 girls born in 1881 were named Nannie (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 312,501 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #86 in 1882, was only 1 in 361 (0.28%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 20.5% of all girls named Nannie (5,243) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,165#86 (1882)#94
1890s3,599#112 (1893)#126
1900s3,391#136 (1900)#162
1910s4,997#197 (1910)#237
1920s5,243#258 (1920)#291
1930s2,740#349 (1931)#397
1940s1,438#471 (1940)#667
1950s640#937 (1950)#1,308
1960s232#1,855 (1960)#2,662
1970s93#4,523 (1972)#5,940
1980s16#9,110 (1981)#10,607
1990s6#11,509 (1991)#11,509

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.

Nannie in 1923

girls
#275
548 births · 1 in 2,201 girls

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #275Nannie548
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 2,201 of them was named Nannie, which outranked 95.2% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nannie
  1. #272Estella564
  2. #273Elinor556
  3. #274Elvira553
  4. #275Nannie548
  5. #276Mavis546
  6. #277Joy540
  7. #278Frieda538
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →