Recorded 1995–2016 Girls' name Peak 2002 73 births

Nanako — girls' name

73 babies named Nanako in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s342010s24
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Nanako was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nanako in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nanako

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Nanako between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nanako currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanako performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nanako shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanako in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nanako at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

73

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nanako popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 201620152012201020092008200720032002199819971995 5

Nanako by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 47% of Nanako's all-time total
1990s152000s342010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nanako?
73 babies have been named Nanako since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Nanako most popular?
Nanako was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nanako been used?
Nanako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nanako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nancy, Nannie, Nanette, Nan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.