Nanette
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 756 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 16,894since 1892
Nanette over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nanette has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 |
| 2019 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 |
| 2015 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 |
| 1997 | #4,660 | 22 |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 |
| 1987 | #2,493 | 41 |
| 1986 | #2,116 | 50 |
| 1985 | #2,137 | 49 |
| 1984 | #2,266 | 43 |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 |
| 1980 | #1,624 | 71 |
| 1979 | #1,377 | 89 |
| 1978 | #1,299 | 93 |
| 1977 | #992 | 137 |
| 1976 | #1,043 | 118 |
| 1975 | #815 | 168 |
| 1974 | #796 | 170 |
| 1973 | #664 | 224 |
| 1972 | #524 | 324 |
| 1971 | #512 | 364 |
| 1970 | #548 | 340 |
| 1969 | #522 | 351 |
| 1968 | #465 | 425 |
| 1967 | #441 | 457 |
| 1966 | #462 | 420 |
| 1965 | #406 | 523 |
| 1964 | #353 | 715 |
| 1963 | #347 | 746 |
| 1962 | #394 | 583 |
| 1961 | #346 | 752 |
| 1960 | #365 | 698 |
| 1959 | #383 | 610 |
| 1958 | #363 | 641 |
| 1957 | #331 | 772 |
| 1956 | #319 | 756 |
| 1955 | #344 | 622 |
| 1954 | #441 | 396 |
| 1953 | #404 | 445 |
| 1952 | #446 | 370 |
| 1951 | #402 | 420 |
| 1950 | #418 | 364 |
| 1949 | #516 | 250 |
| 1948 | #597 | 195 |
| 1947 | #606 | 196 |
| 1946 | #596 | 178 |
| 1945 | #658 | 125 |
| 1944 | #690 | 117 |
| 1943 | #731 | 112 |
| 1942 | #759 | 99 |
| 1941 | #633 | 125 |
| 1940 | #762 | 84 |
| 1939 | #705 | 93 |
| 1938 | #671 | 105 |
| 1937 | #746 | 83 |
| 1936 | #876 | 60 |
| 1935 | #775 | 76 |
| 1934 | #917 | 56 |
| 1933 | #756 | 76 |
| 1932 | #856 | 66 |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 |
| 1930 | #775 | 82 |
| 1929 | #886 | 65 |
| 1928 | #870 | 70 |
| 1927 | #839 | 77 |
| 1926 | #963 | 60 |
| 1925 | #870 | 73 |
| 1924 | #1,475 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 |
| 1922 | #1,190 | 42 |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 |
| 1918 | #1,537 | 27 |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1892
The first year at least five girls were named Nanette! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1896, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nanette is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Utah#175 · 1 in 709
- Oregon#213 · 1 in 1,027
- Maine#242 · 1 in 1,553
- West Virginia#244 · 1 in 1,513
- Idaho#256 · 1 in 1,106
Best ever in a state: #122 in Utah, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #175 | 14 | 1 in 709 |
| Oregon | #213 | 14 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Maine | #242 | 6 | 1 in 1,553 |
| West Virginia | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Idaho | #256 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Hawaii | #262 | 6 | 1 in 1,014 |
| New Mexico | #269 | 9 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Louisiana | #273 | 24 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Minnesota | #273 | 17 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Ohio | #282 | 47 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Michigan | #286 | 38 | 1 in 2,107 |
| Florida | #295 | 28 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Washington | #297 | 15 | 1 in 1,707 |
| Iowa | #304 | 11 | 1 in 2,304 |
| Illinois | #309 | 45 | 1 in 2,203 |
| Indiana | #314 | 20 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Connecticut | #315 | 9 | 1 in 2,700 |
| Virginia | #316 | 17 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Pennsylvania | #322 | 39 | 1 in 2,610 |
| Arkansas | #328 | 8 | 1 in 2,187 |
| California | #331 | 91 | 1 in 1,913 |
| New York | #342 | 63 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Mississippi | #344 | 11 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Kansas | #355 | 7 | 1 in 2,659 |
| Maryland | #367 | 10 | 1 in 2,987 |
| New Jersey | #367 | 18 | 1 in 3,194 |
| Texas | #372 | 46 | 1 in 2,330 |
| District of Columbia | #376 | 5 | 1 in 2,567 |
| Missouri | #376 | 12 | 1 in 3,423 |
| North Carolina | #382 | 14 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Massachusetts | #389 | 11 | 1 in 4,703 |
| Oklahoma | #397 | 7 | 1 in 2,877 |
| Kentucky | #401 | 8 | 1 in 3,772 |
| Georgia | #403 | 14 | 1 in 3,115 |
| Colorado | #413 | 6 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Tennessee | #462 | 8 | 1 in 4,342 |
| South Carolina | #513 | 5 | 1 in 4,943 |
| Wisconsin | #524 | 5 | 1 in 8,158 |
| Alabama | #547 | 6 | 1 in 5,346 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nanette
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 3,662 spots since 2020 (#9,546 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 605 spots in 1925 (#1,475 → #870)
- Biggest drop: 307 spots in 1978 (#992 → #1,299)
Rise & fade · girls
64 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1956 at #319 (756 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1925–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,584
- Highest: 1 in 2,584 girls born in 1963 were named Nanette (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #319 in 1956, was only 1 in 2,656 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 33.6% of all girls named Nanette (5,670) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,385 (1897) | #1,418 |
| 1900s | 19 | #1,594 (1902) | #1,711 |
| 1910s | 151 | #1,527 (1919) | #1,822 |
| 1920s | 491 | #839 (1927) | #1,231 |
| 1930s | 756 | #671 (1938) | #798 |
| 1940s | 1,481 | #516 (1949) | #655 |
| 1950s | 5,396 | #319 (1956) | #385 |
| 1960s | 5,670 | #346 (1961) | #410 |
| 1970s | 2,027 | #512 (1971) | #857 |
| 1980s | 473 | #1,624 (1980) | #2,415 |
| 1990s | 192 | #3,877 (1993) | #5,178 |
| 2000s | 114 | #6,698 (2002) | #9,666 |
| 2010s | 71 | #8,208 (2012) | #11,840 |
| 2020s | 42 | #9,546 (2020) | #10,919 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nanette in 1963
girls
#347
746 births · 1 in 2,584 girls
Top girls' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,584 of them was named Nanette, which outranked 95.5% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nanette
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.