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Nan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nan?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Nan in the United States in 2018.

Nan, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 341, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1883.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 255 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Nan was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1880-1889, 1911-1916, 1936-1939, and 1944-1947, the name Nan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1963-1966, 1967-1970, and 1971-1975 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Nan popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Nan has steadily decreased for a while. however, the number of children named Nan lately has remained about the same.

The name Nan is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Nan has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Nan (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 7 14,117
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 5 17,982
2003 < 5 --
2002 6 14,862
2001 5 17,155
2000 8 11,472
1999 < 5 --
1998 8 10,826
1997 < 5 --
1996 7 11,414
1995 < 5 --
1994 9 9,355
1993 10 8,502
1992 9 9,260
1991 8 9,953
1990 11 7,688
1989 16 5,471
1988 5 13,194
1987 14 5,513
1986 10 6,949
1985 10 6,788
1984 9 7,208
1983 12 5,700
1982 20 3,978
1981 13 5,483
1980 12 5,785
1979 22 3,626
1978 19 3,867
1977 16 4,353
1976 20 3,486
1975 14 4,513
1974 28 2,658
1973 23 2,987
1972 22 3,025
1971 35 2,282
1970 24 2,906
1969 37 2,088
1968 38 1,964
1967 49 1,635
1966 49 1,615
1965 68 1,332
1964 86 1,195
1963 113 1,005
1962 124 955
1961 147 887
1960 165 807
1959 181 756
1958 211 681
1957 209 688
1956 218 647
1955 253 575
1954 215 621
1953 229 584
1952 228 575
1951 233 555
1950 204 592
1949 236 544
1948 225 553
1947 255 523
1946 223 525
1945 175 556
1944 190 527
1943 216 508
1942 217 506
1941 173 533
1940 189 502
1939 197 477
1938 141 578
1937 154 536
1936 145 544
1935 151 524
1934 150 529
1933 138 544
1932 132 571
1931 129 581
1930 130 609
1929 121 627
1928 133 612
1927 110 695
1926 129 636
1925 115 686
1924 118 684
1923 125 668
1922 114 688
1921 109 708
1920 124 648
1919 114 654
1918 108 694
1917 102 682
1916 114 635
1915 93 688
1914 74 680
1913 63 658
1912 59 655
1911 45 648
1910 53 568
1909 46 572
1908 50 517
1907 42 567
1906 44 523
1905 41 542
1904 56 433
1903 45 480
1902 39 516
1901 41 473
1900 53 464
1899 45 436
1898 37 517
1897 33 519
1896 56 381
1895 59 370
1894 52 393
1893 32 484
1892 28 522
1891 24 535
1890 39 408
1889 52 348
1888 46 355
1887 39 348
1886 39 344
1885 31 370
1884 25 404
1883 28 341
1882 24 368
1881 22 357
1880 16 431

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.