Girls' name · since 1947
Nanita
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Nanita, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nanita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Nanita recorded 57 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1977.
- #33,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nanita ranks #33,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #33,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nanita's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nanita's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1977
- Peak year (1958)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Nanita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (20 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Nanita's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 20 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Nanita's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1970s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1947–1977 (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 Nanita 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.