Girls' name · since 1882
Nanna
Nanna has 241 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 241 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Nanna recorded 241 times among girls since 1882, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1994.
- #17,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nanna ranks #17,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nanna's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nanna's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1994
- Peak year (1925)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Nanna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Nanna's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Nanna's decade-level peak was the 1920s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~112 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, 1882–1994 (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 Nanna 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.