Girls' name · since 1889
Nannette
6,273 babies named Nannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,273
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nannette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,273 have been recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Nannette recorded 6,273 times among girls since 1889, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2013.
- #2,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,273 born since 1889
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nannette ranks #2,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,273 born since 1889, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,273
- born since 1889
- 1960s
- peak decade
Nannette's 6,273 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nannette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nannette's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 323, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nannette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2013
- Peak year (1963)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Nannette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,034 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Nannette's strongest decade.
2,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Nannette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s 94
1910s
94 births
- 1920s 330
1920s
330 births
- 1930s 517
1930s
517 births
- 1940s 728
1940s
728 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,561 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,034 births
- 1970s 683
1970s
683 births
- 1980s 170
1980s
170 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,034 births (32% of all-time use).
How Nannette 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 Nannette's total volume
Nannette by state
Where Nannette concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 646 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 467 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 290 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 286 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 268 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 249 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 247 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 95 | 1.5% |
646 of 6,273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Nannette appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nannette's data
- Nannette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,034 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nannettes (646 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nannette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1889–2013 (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 Nannette 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.