Nan peaked in the US in 1889 at #346, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Nan as a girl’s name Share of babies Rank
Nan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Nan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1920 1960 2000 Nan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Nan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales Ireland 2024 — — #898 (3) 2023 — #5,688 (3) #625 (5) 2022 #13,592 (6) — — 2018 — #5,666 (3) — 2014 #13,069 (7) — #876 (3) 2012 — #5,876 (3) — 2010 — — #758 (4) 2008 — — #862 (3) 2006 — — #764 (3) 2004 #16,099 (5) #4,598 (3) — 2002 #13,595 (6) — — 2001 #15,352 (5) — — 2000 #10,745 (8) — — 1999 — #3,900 (3) — 1998 #10,122 (8) #3,848 (3) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1889 at #346. In the US records since the data begins in 1880.