Is Nanie a boy or girl name?

Nanie is a girl’s name. Of the 778 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nanie

Recorded 1881–1947 · United States

Nanie was most popular in 1914, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,975 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 778 people named Nanie.

Nanie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nanie’s peak in 1914. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nanie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nanie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 778 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org