How Many People Are Named Nana?
An estimated 2,414 people in the United States have the first name Nana. It is used for both genders, with 74.7% female. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Nana peaked in popularity in 2000 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,414
About 1 in 141,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
74.7% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2000
70 births
Total Registered
3,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nana
Nana is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (25.3%) and females (74.7%). Out of 3,364 total births registered, 850 were male and 2,514 were female.
Nana as a male name
Ranked #7,097 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (32 births)
Nana as a female name
Ranked #7,826 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (47 births)
Nana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nana span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 605 babies were registered. Nana has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nana by Decade
How has Nana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nana by State
Birth registrations for Nana span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Maryland. The lowest are in Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas. On average, about 56 Nanas were registered per state.
Nana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nana
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nana?
We estimate approximately 2,414 people named Nana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 141,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Nana a common name?
Nana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nana most popular?
Nana reached peak popularity in 2000, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nana is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nana a female name?
Nana is predominantly female. 74.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nana Smith, Nana Johnson, Nana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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