Girls' name · since 1892
Nanette
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 16,894 babies named Nanette, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,894
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nanette currently ranks #13241 among girls' names in America, with 16,894 babies recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nanette has been recorded 16,894 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #13241 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #1,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,894 born since 1892
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nanette ranks #1,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,894 born since 1892, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,894
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nanette's 16,894 recorded births place it above 98.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nanette compares
16,894 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nanette's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nanette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,894 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 772 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nanette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nanette splits its recorded history at 1964: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 772 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nanette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 772
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Nanette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,670 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Nanette's strongest decade.
5,670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nanette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s 151
1910s
151 births
- 1920s 491
1920s
491 births
- 1930s 756
1930s
756 births
- 1940s 1,481
1940s
1,481 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,396 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,670 births
- 1970s 2,027
1970s
2,027 births
- 1980s 473
1980s
473 births
- 1990s 192
1990s
192 births
- 2000s 114
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,670 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nanette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nanette's total volume
Nanette by state
Where Nanette concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,063 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,848 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 999 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 980 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 877 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 851 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 721 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 391 | 2.3% |
2,063 of 16,894 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Nanette appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nanette's data
- Nanette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,670 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nanettes (2,063 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nanette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1892–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nanette 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 August 2026.