Nan vs Nannie

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

Name A

Nan

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Name B

Nannie

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Metric Nan Nannie
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 10,274 25,560
Peak Year 1947 1920
Peak Year Births 255 655
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nan Nannie
1880ss 322 3,165
1890ss 405 3,599
1900ss 457 3,391
1910ss 825 4,997
1920ss 1,198 5,243
1930ss 1,467 2,740
1940ss 2,099 1,438
1950ss 2,181 640
1960ss 877 232
1970ss 223 93
1980ss 121 16
1990ss 62 6
2000ss 24 —
2010ss 7 —
2020ss 6 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nan Nannie
2014 7 —
2022 6 —

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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