Feminine dossier · first seen 1881
Nana
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2000
Peak era
2000
Peak births
47
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nana
How many people are named Nana?
An estimated 1,534 living Americans are named Nana.
How rare is Nana?
Nana is very rare among babies today, with 16 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 66% from its 2000 peak.
How old is the typical Nana?
The median age of a living American named Nana is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 49 years old.
Is Nana still popular?
Not especially. Nana has been declining since its 2000 peak and registered 16 births in 2025.
Where is Nana most common?
Nana has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 20002025
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
66%
2025
16
All-time
2,530
Where it lives now
Nana is most concentrated in New York — about 4.5× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Nana is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.