Total births
46
Girls' name · since 1950
Nanine
Nanine has 46 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 46
- total births
- 1950–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Nanine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1950.
Nanine has 46 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1969.
- 46 total births
- 1950–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
46 girls have been named Nanine since 1950, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 46
- total births
- 1950–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Nanine was born in this single decade.
1964
Single peak year
7 babies were named Nanine in 1964 - its busiest year on record.
Nanine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nanine splits its recorded history at 1965: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nanine at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1950
Nanine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1969
- Peak year (1964)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nanine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Nanine's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Nanine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nanine? ▼
Nanine has been given to 46 babies in the U.S. since 1950, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 7 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
When was Nanine most popular? ▼
Nanine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Nanine been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nanine since 1950 -- 20 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Nanine? ▼
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.
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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, 1950–1969 (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. "Nanine: Baby Name Since 1950 - 46 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nanine. 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 Nanine 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.