Total births
73
Girls' name · since 1995
Nanako
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.
- 73
- total births
- 1995–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Nanako sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1995.
Nanako has 73 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2016.
- 73 total births
- 1995–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
73 girls have been named Nanako since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.
- 73
- total births
- 1995–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
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.
Nanako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nanako's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nanako at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Nanako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nanako by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nanako's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Nanako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (47% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nanako since 1995 -- 22 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.
What to do with Nanako's data
- Nanako's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nanako
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nanako: Baby Name Since 1995 - 73 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nanako. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nanako draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.