The first name Nan

Nan last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#3,795).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nan with other names.

In 2022, 6 girls born in the United States were named Nan, the 14,794th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 255 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Nan Goldin
  American photographer (born 1953)
• Zhang Nan
  Chinese badminton player, born 1990
• Wang Nan
  Chinese table tennis player (1978-)
• Nan Grey
  American actress (1918-1993)
• Nan Martin
  American actress (1927–2010)
• Yu Nan
  Chinese actress, born 1978
• Zhang Nan
  Chinese gymnast, born 1986
• Chen Nan
  Chinese basketball player (born 1983)
• Nan Leslie
  American actress (1926-2000)
• Nan Hayworth
  American politician, born 1959
• Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan
  Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio, born 1941
• Li Nan
  Chinese basketball player (born 1976)

How popular is the name Nan?

In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Nan, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.

Is Nan a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,274 US babies named Nan since 1880 were girls.

When was Nan most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 255 babies were named Nan, its highest rank at 523rd.