Is Nan a boy or girl name?
Nan was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,274 US babies named Nan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nan since 1880
- 10,274
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 255 babies
Boys and girls named Nan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 322 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 405 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 457 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 825 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,198 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,467 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,099 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,181 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 877 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 223 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,785 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,142 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,991 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,869 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,158 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,478 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,827 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,416 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,358 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,504 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,264 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,953 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,690 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,472 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,198 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,514 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,953 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,792 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,705 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,979 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,482 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,786 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,628 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,868 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,357 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,488 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,511 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,661 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,986 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,025 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,283 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,907 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,090 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,966 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,636 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,598 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,334 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,195 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,005 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 124 | #955 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 146 | #894 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 166 | #802 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 181 | #756 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 211 | #681 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 209 | #689 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 218 | #647 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 253 | #575 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 215 | #621 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 229 | #584 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 228 | #575 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 233 | #556 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 204 | #592 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 236 | #544 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 225 | #553 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 255 | #523 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 223 | #525 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 175 | #556 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 190 | #527 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 216 | #508 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 217 | #506 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 173 | #533 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 189 | #502 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 197 | #477 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 141 | #578 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 154 | #536 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 145 | #544 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 151 | #524 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 150 | #529 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 138 | #544 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 131 | #572 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 130 | #579 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 130 | #609 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 121 | #627 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 134 | #610 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 109 | #699 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 129 | #636 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 115 | #686 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 118 | #684 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 125 | #668 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 114 | #688 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 109 | #708 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 124 | #648 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 114 | #654 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 108 | #694 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 102 | #682 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 114 | #635 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 93 | #688 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 74 | #680 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 63 | #658 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 59 | #655 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 45 | #648 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 53 | #568 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 46 | #572 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 50 | #517 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 42 | #567 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 44 | #523 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 41 | #542 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 56 | #433 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 45 | #480 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 39 | #516 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 41 | #473 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 53 | #464 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 45 | #436 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 37 | #517 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 33 | #519 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 56 | #381 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 59 | #370 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 52 | #393 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 32 | #484 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 28 | #522 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 24 | #535 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 39 | #408 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 52 | #348 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 46 | #355 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 39 | #347 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 39 | #344 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 31 | #370 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 25 | #404 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 28 | #341 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 24 | #368 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 22 | #357 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #431 |
Highest rank
Nan has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #341 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.