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01 / Meaning & origin
Nan is a unisex given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 3 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2022: 6 girls (rank 13592). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Nan
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 16 | 421 | observed |
| 1881 | 22 | 346 | observed |
| 1882 | 24 | 360 | observed |
| 1883 | 28 | 336 | observed |
| 1884 | 25 | 398 | observed |
| 1885 | 31 | 365 | observed |
| 1886 | 39 | 342 | observed |
| 1887 | 39 | 344 | observed |
| 1888 | 46 | 349 | observed |
| 1889 | 52 | 346 | observed |
| 1890 | 39 | 406 | observed |
| 1891 | 24 | 524 | observed |
| 1892 | 28 | 510 | observed |
| 1893 | 32 | 473 | observed |
| 1894 | 52 | 390 | observed |
| 1895 | 59 | 366 | observed |
| 1896 | 56 | 377 | observed |
| 1897 | 33 | 509 | observed |
| 1898 | 37 | 510 | observed |
| 1899 | 45 | 433 | observed |
| 1900 | 53 | 463 | observed |
| 1901 | 41 | 467 | observed |
| 1902 | 39 | 509 | observed |
| 1903 | 45 | 478 | observed |
| 1904 | 56 | 430 | observed |
| 1905 | 41 | 536 | observed |
| 1906 | 44 | 515 | observed |
| 1907 | 42 | 564 | observed |
| 1908 | 50 | 511 | observed |
| 1909 | 46 | 566 | observed |
| 1910 | 53 | 564 | observed |
| 1911 | 45 | 641 | observed |
| 1912 | 59 | 648 | observed |
| 1913 | 63 | 651 | observed |
| 1914 | 74 | 676 | observed |
| 1915 | 93 | 685 | observed |
| 1916 | 114 | 634 | observed |
| 1917 | 102 | 677 | observed |
| 1918 | 108 | 691 | observed |
| 1919 | 114 | 651 | observed |
| 1920 | 124 | 646 | observed |
| 1921 | 109 | 708 | observed |
| 1922 | 114 | 685 | observed |
| 1923 | 125 | 666 | observed |
| 1924 | 118 | 682 | observed |
| 1925 | 115 | 686 | observed |
| 1926 | 129 | 631 | observed |
| 1927 | 109 | 696 | observed |
| 1928 | 134 | 608 | observed |
| 1929 | 121 | 625 | observed |
| 1930 | 130 | 606 | observed |
| 1931 | 130 | 578 | observed |
| 1932 | 131 | 572 | observed |
| 1933 | 138 | 541 | observed |
| 1934 | 150 | 528 | observed |
| 1935 | 151 | 523 | observed |
| 1936 | 145 | 543 | observed |
| 1937 | 154 | 534 | observed |
| 1938 | 141 | 578 | observed |
| 1939 | 197 | 474 | observed |
| 1940 | 189 | 502 | observed |
| 1941 | 173 | 533 | observed |
| 1942 | 217 | 503 | observed |
| 1943 | 216 | 508 | observed |
| 1944 | 190 | 527 | observed |
| 1945 | 175 | 554 | observed |
| 1946 | 223 | 525 | observed |
| 1947 | 255 | 520 | observed |
| 1948 | 225 | 553 | observed |
| 1949 | 236 | 543 | observed |
| 1950 | 204 | 591 | observed |
| 1951 | 233 | 552 | observed |
| 1952 | 228 | 574 | observed |
| 1953 | 229 | 583 | observed |
| 1954 | 215 | 620 | observed |
| 1955 | 253 | 575 | observed |
| 1956 | 218 | 645 | observed |
| 1957 | 209 | 684 | observed |
| 1958 | 211 | 681 | observed |
| 1959 | 181 | 755 | observed |
| 1960 | 166 | 802 | observed |
| 1961 | 146 | 888 | observed |
| 1962 | 124 | 952 | observed |
| 1963 | 113 | 1,003 | observed |
| 1964 | 86 | 1,190 | observed |
| 1965 | 68 | 1,323 | observed |
| 1966 | 50 | 1,586 | observed |
| 1967 | 49 | 1,617 | observed |
| 1968 | 38 | 1,940 | observed |
| 1969 | 37 | 2,058 | observed |
| 1970 | 24 | 2,856 | observed |
| 1971 | 35 | 2,247 | observed |
| 1972 | 22 | 2,976 | observed |
| 1973 | 23 | 2,914 | observed |
| 1974 | 28 | 2,616 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 4,370 | observed |
| 1976 | 20 | 3,407 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 4,235 | observed |
| 1978 | 19 | 3,777 | observed |
| 1979 | 22 | 3,541 | observed |
| 1980 | 12 | 5,544 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 5,254 | observed |
| 1982 | 20 | 3,898 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 5,457 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 6,810 | observed |
| 1985 | 10 | 6,457 | observed |
| 1986 | 10 | 6,612 | observed |
| 1987 | 14 | 5,312 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 11,798 | observed |
| 1989 | 16 | 5,286 | observed |
| 1990 | 11 | 7,303 | observed |
| 1991 | 8 | 9,336 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 8,734 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 8,052 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 8,804 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 7 | 10,567 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,122 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 8 | 10,745 | observed |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,352 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 13,595 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,099 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,069 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | 6 | 13,592 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Nan” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Nan— “grace”
_Nan_, _f._ _Eng._ Heb. grace, 42
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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