Nan vs Nanette

Side-by-side comparison of Nan and Nanette — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Nan

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Nanette

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Metric Nan Nanette
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 10,274 16,888
Peak Year 1947 1957
Peak Year Births 255 772
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Nan Nanette
1880ss 322 —
1890ss 405 11
1900ss 457 19
1910ss 825 151
1920ss 1,198 491
1930ss 1,467 756
1940ss 2,099 1,481
1950ss 2,181 5,396
1960ss 877 5,670
1970ss 223 2,027
1980ss 121 473
1990ss 62 192
2000ss 24 114
2010ss 7 71
2020ss 6 36

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nan Nanette
2014 7 12
2016 — 9
2017 — 5
2018 — 10
2020 — 10
2021 — 8
2022 6 9
2023 — 9

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2022.

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