Recorded 1997–1998 Boys' name Peak 1997 16 births

Nanya — boys' name

16 babies named Nanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s16
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nanya was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nanya in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Nanya between 1997 and 1998, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nanya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nanya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nanya 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 16 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.

Nanya at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

16

Since 1997

2 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1997

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1997

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
567891011 19981997 10

Nanya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 100% of Nanya's all-time total
1990s16

Nanya by state

Where Nanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 37.5%
Georgia share of Nanya's total US births 37.5%

6 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nanya?
16 babies have been named Nanya since 1997. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Nanya most popular?
Nanya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Nanya most popular?
The top states for the name Nanya are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Nanya been used?
Nanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 2 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nancy, Nana, Nandan, Nanayaw, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–1998 (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.