Nannie
Nannie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 86th; the most babies were born in 1920 (655). More babies were named Nannie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Ann · English, Hebrew
Say it NAN-ee /ˈnæni/
- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920655 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,580babies recorded
What does the name Nannie mean?
Nannie is a pet form of Ann and Annie (as is Nancy). Ann (Anne) comes from the Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor". Pet forms with an added N- are common in English (Nell, Ned). Nannie was a frequent formal name in the 19th-century US and was most common from the 1880s to the 1910s.
חַנָּה (Hebrew, “Hannah, grace, favor”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ann, Annie, Nancy, Nan, Nanny.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Nannie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Nannie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nannie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 20 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,300 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,877 | 37 |
| 1950 | #941 | 91 |
| 1940 | #472 | 203 |
| 1930 | #352 | 359 |
| 1920 | #258 | 655 |
| 1910 | #197 | 334 |
| 1900 | #136 | 446 |
| 1890 | #112 | 355 |
| 1880 | #87 | 248 |
How popular is Nannie, counting every spelling?
Nannie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Nannie?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Nannie are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 72 and 87. That makes Nannie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Nannie by state
How common Nannie was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (7.7×), Kentucky (5.8×), North Carolina (5.2×), Tennessee (4.3×), Mississippi (2.9×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nannie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nannie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nannie
What does Nannie mean?
Nannie means “pet form of Ann” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Nannie?
Nannie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 86th; the most babies were born in 1920 (655). More babies were named Nannie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Nannie a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 25,560 girls and 20 boys.
Where was Nannie most popular?
In 1918–1922, Nannie was most common in Virginia (4.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and North Carolina.