The first name Nanette
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Nanette last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 5 births (#2,683).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nanette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nanette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Nanette, the 14,412th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 772 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Nanette
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nanette FabrayAmerican actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018)
- Nanette NewmanBritish actress, born 1934
- Nanette BursteinAmerican director, producer, writer, born 1970
- Nanette GuilfordAmerican musician, singer and opera singer (1903-1990)
- Jetty PaerlDutch singer, 1921–2013
Questions
- How popular is the name Nanette?
- In 2007, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Nanette, ranking 4,294th. Its peak was 1996, with 5 births.
- Is Nanette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 16,894 US babies named Nanette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nanette most popular?
- 1957 in the United States, when 772 babies were named Nanette, its highest rank at 331st.
- What are other spellings of Nanette?
- Nannette.