How Many People Are Named Nanako?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Nanako. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nanako peaked in popularity in 2002 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanako 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 Nanako paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nanako is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2002
8 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanako
Nanako is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nanako as a female name
Ranked #15,655 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 2002 (8 births)
Nanako: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanako span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 34 babies were registered. While Nanako is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nanako by Decade
How has Nanako 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.
Nanako + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanako as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nanako
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nanako: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanako?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Nanako 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanako a common name?
Nanako is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanako most popular?
Nanako reached peak popularity in 2002, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanako is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanako a female name?
Nanako is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanako Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanako Smith, Nanako Johnson, Nanako 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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