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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nan

Nan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 341st; the most babies were born in 1947 (255). More babies were named Nan in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1947255 babies
Total since 1880
10,274babies recorded

Nan popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#11,4788
1990#7,69111
1980#5,78612
1970#2,90824
1960#803166
1950#592204
1940#503189
1930#609130
1920#648124
1910#56853
1900#46453
1890#40839
1880#43116

How popular is Nan, counting every spelling?

Nan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nan?

About 4,400 people born in the US named Nan are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 66 and 79. That makes Nan a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nan by state

How common Nan was among girls born in each state in 1945–1949, around its peak. In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesWI0.13Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesWA0.09Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMN0.15Illinois: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIL0.11Michigan: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesMI0.16New York: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesNY0.18Massachusetts: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMA0.10Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesOH0.14Pennsylvania: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesPA0.16New Jersey: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.12Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesCA0.13Utah: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesUT0.13Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMO0.10Kentucky: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKY0.07West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesVA0.11Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesNC0.18South Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesSC0.10District of Columbia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesDC0.09Oklahoma: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOK0.05Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMS0.17Alabama: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAL0.18Georgia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesGA0.20Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nan, girls, 1945–1949. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nan, they share its era and feel.

Nan is also a nickname for Anna, Anne and Nancy.

Questions about the name Nan

How popular is the name Nan?

Nan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 341st; the most babies were born in 1947 (255). More babies were named Nan in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Nan a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nan in the US.

Where was Nan most popular?

In 1945–1949, Nan was most common in Georgia (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.