How Many People Are Named Nene?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Nene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Nene peaked in popularity in 2009 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nene 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 Nene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
13 births
Total Registered
190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nene
Nene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nene as a female name
Ranked #8,783 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (13 births)
Nene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nene span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 73 babies were registered. While Nene is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nene by Decade
How has Nene 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.
Nene by State
Nene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nene
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nene?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Nene 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Nene a common name?
Nene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nene most popular?
Nene reached peak popularity in 2009, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nene is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nene a female name?
Nene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nene Smith, Nene Johnson, Nene 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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