US rank #8140 Girls' name Peak 2009 224 births

Nanea — #8140 US girls' name

224 babies named Nanea in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1022010s732020s33
#8140
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Nanea was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nanea in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nanea

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Nanea between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nanea currently holds the #8140 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nanea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 126 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nanea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanea 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 224 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.

Nanea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

224

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,140

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nanea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 202420202017201220082005200219941991 5

Nanea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
102 births that decade — 46% of Nanea's all-time total
1990s162000s1022010s732020s33

Nanea by state

Where Nanea concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nanea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
126 56.3%
Hawaii share of Nanea's total US births 56.3%

126 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nanea?
224 babies have been named Nanea since 1991. It currently ranks #8140 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Nanea most popular?
Nanea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Nanea most popular?
The top states for the name Nanea are Hawaii (126 births).
How long has the name Nanea been used?
Nanea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nanea?
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, 1991–2024 (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.