Nannie vs Nan

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

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Nannie

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Name B

Nan

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nannie Nan
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, 1880–1991.

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