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Is Nana a boy or girl name?

Nana is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 12 boys were named Nana, so 53.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.7% of the 3,364 US babies named Nana were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#7,097
Girl rank, 2024
#7,826
Babies named Nana since 1881
3,364
Most popular year
2000
70 babies
Babies named Nana each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Nana from 1881 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Nana, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s049100%
1890s085100%
1900s053100%
1910s0174100%
1920s0205100%
1930s0182100%
1940s0202100%
1950s0172100%
1960s0108100%
1970s4417079.4%
1980s6919273.6%
1990s17426960.7%
2000s26034557%
2010s22421949.4%
2020s798953%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202412#7,09714#7,826
202314#6,41622#5,677
202218#5,36016#7,196
202116#5,70611#9,371
202019#4,97626#4,969
201925#4,19411#9,555
201823#4,44627#4,965
201717#5,44425#5,293
201627#3,95121#6,129
201525#4,14422#5,971
201432#3,43820#6,376
201317#5,32322#5,953
201219#4,98116#7,698
201122#4,45728#5,014
201017#5,40527#5,207
200925#4,13126#5,494
200822#4,49231#4,846
200726#3,97133#4,538
200631#3,43039#3,904
200524#3,90226#5,068
200429#3,34441#3,604
200331#3,08827#4,777
200221#4,00136#3,705
200128#3,20039#3,471
200023#3,60547#3,008
199926#3,16234#3,620
199823#3,35725#4,458
199715#4,39733#3,514
199619#3,63421#4,834
199515#4,20729#3,744
199421#3,29931#3,586
199314#4,38326#4,067
199217#3,69824#4,339
199112#4,67418#5,327
199012#4,58628#3,788
198915#3,75537#2,968
19880–24#3,861
19877#5,89817#4,806
19860–25#3,516
19856#6,27613#5,573
198410#4,11818#4,270
19837#5,29914#5,056
19825#7,03811#6,217
198113#3,35616#4,666
19806#6,00917#4,456
197912#3,49816#4,544
197811#3,54717#4,195
19775#6,53325#3,142
19765#6,19516#4,092
19750–16#4,074
19745#5,75320#3,396
19730–11#5,099
19726#4,79523#2,958
19710–16#3,891
19700–10#5,298
19690–12#4,349
19680–8#5,489
19670–9#4,865
19660–11#4,132
19650–7#5,636
19640–15#3,470
19630–6#6,374
19620–11#4,197
19610–16#3,286
19600–13#3,635
19590–10#4,224
19580–17#2,935
19570–16#3,001
19560–23#2,364
19550–17#2,806
19540–11#3,642
19530–19#2,484
19520–17#2,643
19510–22#2,170
19500–20#2,230
19490–29#1,795
19480–29#1,764
19470–20#2,264
19460–15#2,564
19450–9#3,316
19440–23#1,785
19430–25#1,743
19420–16#2,283
19410–17#2,072
19400–19#1,879
19390–23#1,621
19380–18#1,922
19370–20#1,769
19360–16#2,000
19350–27#1,436
19340–20#1,755
19330–10#2,821
19320–16#2,105
19310–15#2,176
19300–17#2,088
19290–17#2,076
19280–18#2,072
19270–16#2,314
19260–22#1,867
19250–14#2,576
19240–26#1,704
19230–25#1,715
19220–18#2,167
19210–35#1,360
19200–14#2,552
19190–24#1,687
19180–27#1,559
19170–22#1,689
19160–28#1,396
19150–20#1,724
19140–9#2,569
19130–13#1,734
19120–14#1,519
19110–8#1,906
19100–9#1,725
19090–5#2,444
19080–0–
19070–7#1,762
19060–0–
19050–6#1,857
19040–7#1,606
19030–8#1,407
19020–8#1,400
19010–5#1,871
19000–7#1,687
18990–7#1,357
18980–13#1,000
18970–5#1,717
18960–9#1,184
18950–11#1,036
18940–10#1,045
18930–9#1,068
18920–7#1,240
18910–7#1,179
18900–7#1,168
18890–10#886
18880–8#1,007
18870–0–
18860–6#1,068
18850–5#1,156
18840–6#994
18830–5#1,009
18820–0–
18810–9#613

Highest rank

As a boy name, Nana reached #3,088 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #613 in 1881. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.