Nanny — girls' name

What the Data Says About Nanny

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Nanny between 1886 and 1938, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nanny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanny performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nanny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanny 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 53 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.