Nance vs Nanette

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

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Nance

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Name B

Nanette

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Metric Nance Nanette
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 761 16,888
Peak Year 1947 1957
Peak Year Births 32 772
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Nance Nanette
1890ss — 11
1900ss — 19
1910ss 30 151
1920ss 59 491
1930ss 162 756
1940ss 187 1,481
1950ss 224 5,396
1960ss 87 5,670
1970ss 12 2,027
1980ss — 473
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 114
2010ss — 71
2020ss — 36

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nance Nanette
2014 — 12
2016 — 9
2017 — 5
2018 — 10
2020 — 10
2021 — 8
2022 — 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, 1913–1973.

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