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Unisex name

Nana

/ˈnænə/ · 74% girls, 26% boys · 32 born in 2025

Nana has been given to about 3,396 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,638
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 70
  • Born in 202532
  • All time3,396
  • England & Wales, 2025#820 · 104

How popular is Nana?

Its best year was 2000, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 3008th. The typical living American called Nana is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Nana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dana0.81
  2. Ana0.81
  3. Lana0.81
  4. Jana0.81
  5. Hana0.81
  6. Tana0.81
  7. Sana0.81
  8. Rana0.81

Middle names for Nana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nana Josephine0.84
  2. Nana Rose0.83
  3. Nana Louise0.83
  4. Nana June0.82
  5. Nana Pearl0.82
  6. Nana Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.87
  2. Vicentebrother · 0.87
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.86
  4. Santosbrother · 0.86
  5. Belensister · 0.85
  6. Thaliasister · 0.84

Where Nana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nana White0.78
    2. Nana Reyes0.78
    3. Nana Moore0.78
    4. Nana Lee0.78
    5. Nana Hill0.78
    6. Nana Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nana

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.