Recorded 1947–1977 Girls' name Peak 1958 57 births

Nanita — girls' name

57 babies named Nanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Nanita was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nanita in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Nanita between 1947 and 1977, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nanita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanita 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 57 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.

Nanita at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

57

Since 1947

31 years of records

Peak year

1958

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1947

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1977

Nanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1947

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1958)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Nanita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
20 births that decade — 35% of Nanita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nanita?
57 babies have been named Nanita since 1947. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1958 with 8 births.
When was Nanita most popular?
Nanita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Nanita been used?
Nanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 31 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Nanita?
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, 1947–1977 (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.