How Many People Are Named Nanna?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Nanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Nanna peaked in popularity in 1925 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanna 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 Nanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Nanna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
- Nanna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1925
12 births
Total Registered
241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanna
Nanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 241 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nanna as a female name
Ranked #15,005 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1925 (12 births)
Nanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanna span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 64 babies were registered. Nanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nanna by Decade
How has Nanna 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.
Nanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nanna
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanna?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Nanna 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 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanna a common name?
Nanna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanna most popular?
Nanna reached peak popularity in 1925, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanna is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanna a female name?
Nanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanna Smith, Nanna Johnson, Nanna 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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