Recorded 1889–2013 Girls' name Peak 1963 6,273 births

Nannette — girls' name

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.

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1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Nannette was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

323 babies were named Nannette in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nannette

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,273 babies named Nannette between 1889 and 2013, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nannette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 323 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nannette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,034 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Nannette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 646 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Nannette in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nannette 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 6,273 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.

Nannette at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

6,273

Since 1889

125 years of records

Peak year

1963

323 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1889

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nannette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1889

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1963)
323
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Nannette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,034 births that decade — 32% of Nannette's all-time total
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Nannette by state

Where Nannette concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nannette
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%
California share of Nannette's total US births 10.3%
Even split

646 of 6,273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Nannette appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nannette?
6,273 babies have been named Nannette since 1889. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1963 with 323 births.
When was Nannette most popular?
Nannette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,034 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Nannette most popular?
The top states for the name Nannette are California (646 births), New York (467 births), Ohio (290 births).
How long has the name Nannette been used?
Nannette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 125 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nannette?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2013 (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.