How Many People Are Named Nanette?
An estimated 11,947 people in the United States have the first name Nanette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Nanette peaked in popularity in 1957 with 772 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanette 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 Nanette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,947
About 1 in 28,690 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1957
772 births
Total Registered
16,888
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanette
Nanette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,888 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nanette as a female name
Ranked #10,905 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1957 (772 births)
Nanette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanette span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,670 babies were registered. Nanette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nanette by Decade
How has Nanette 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.
Nanette by State
Birth registrations for Nanette span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Nevada. On average, about 292 Nanettes were registered per state.
Nanette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nanette
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nanette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanette?
We estimate approximately 11,947 people named Nanette 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 28,690 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanette a common name?
Nanette is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,888 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanette most popular?
Nanette reached peak popularity in 1957, when 772 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanette is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanette a female name?
Nanette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanette Smith, Nanette Johnson, Nanette 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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