Recorded 1881–2025 · United States
Nana was most popular in 2000, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,821 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,396 people named Nana.
Across the whole record Nana is a unisex name — 74.5% of the 3,396 Americans given it were girls and 25.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org