How Many People Are Named Nanie?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Nanie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 96 years old, and Nanie peaked in popularity in 1914 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanie 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 Nanie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 96, Nanie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1940.
- Nanie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
96
years old
Peak Year
1914
32 births
Total Registered
778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanie
Nanie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 778 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nanie as a female name
Ranked #5,132 in 1947
6 female births in 1947
Peak: 1914 (32 births)
Nanie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanie span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 195 babies were registered. Nanie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nanie by Decade
How has Nanie 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.
Nanie by State
Birth registrations for Nanie span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia. On average, about 15 Nanies were registered per state.
Nanie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nanie
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nanie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanie?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Nanie 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanie a common name?
Nanie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanie most popular?
Nanie reached peak popularity in 1914, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanie is approximately 96 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanie a female name?
Nanie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanie Smith, Nanie Johnson, Nanie 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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