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 Name	Popul. 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.