Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nan

#1,592 most common girls' name of all time · #2,751 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2022

Rank among girls
#1,592
Rank overall
#2,751 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
10,274
Since 2016
6
Peak year
1947 #520
Best rank
#340 1883
Girls Boys peak 255/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nan is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2022 6 — 6 #13,598
2014 7 — 7 #13,071
2004 5 — 5 #16,107
2002 6 — 6 #13,599
2001 5 — 5 #15,357
2000 8 — 8 #10,748
1998 8 — 8 #10,131
1996 7 — 7 #10,573
1994 9 — 9 #8,809
1993 10 — 10 #8,060
1992 9 — 9 #8,743
1991 8 — 8 #9,345
1990 11 — 11 #7,310
1989 16 — 16 #5,290
1988 5 — 5 #11,805
1987 14 — 14 #5,315
1986 10 — 10 #6,616
1985 10 — 10 #6,466
1984 9 — 9 #6,814
1983 12 — 12 #5,460
1982 20 — 20 #3,903
1981 13 — 13 #5,257
1980 12 — 12 #5,546
1979 22 — 22 #3,546
1978 19 — 19 #3,780
1977 16 — 16 #4,239
1976 20 — 20 #3,410
1975 14 — 14 #4,371
1974 28 — 28 #2,618
1973 23 — 23 #2,916
1972 22 — 22 #2,978
1971 35 — 35 #2,250
1970 24 — 24 #2,859
1969 37 — 37 #2,061
1968 38 — 38 #1,943
1967 49 — 49 #1,619
1966 50 — 50 #1,587
1965 68 — 68 #1,323
1964 86 — 86 #1,190
1963 113 — 113 #1,004
1962 124 — 124 #953
1961 146 — 146 #888
1960 166 — 166 #802
1959 181 — 181 #755
1958 211 — 211 #681
1957 209 — 209 #686
1956 218 — 218 #645
1955 253 — 253 #575
1954 215 — 215 #620
1953 229 — 229 #583
1952 228 — 228 #574
1951 233 — 233 #555
1950 204 — 204 #591
1949 236 — 236 #543
1948 225 — 225 #553
1947 255 — 255 #520
1946 223 — 223 #525
1945 175 — 175 #554
1944 190 — 190 #527
1943 216 — 216 #508
1942 217 — 217 #503
1941 173 — 173 #533
1940 189 — 189 #502
1939 197 — 197 #475
1938 141 — 141 #578
1937 154 — 154 #535
1936 145 — 145 #543
1935 151 — 151 #523
1934 150 — 150 #528
1933 138 — 138 #543
1932 131 — 131 #572
1931 130 — 130 #578
1930 130 — 130 #606
1929 121 — 121 #627
1928 134 — 134 #609
1927 109 — 109 #697
1926 129 — 129 #633
1925 115 — 115 #687
1924 118 — 118 #682
1923 125 — 125 #667
1922 114 — 114 #685
1921 109 — 109 #708
1920 124 — 124 #646
1919 114 — 114 #651
1918 108 — 108 #692
1917 102 — 102 #678
1916 114 — 114 #634
1915 93 — 93 #685
1914 74 — 74 #676
1913 63 — 63 #653
1912 59 — 59 #651
1911 45 — 45 #643
1910 53 — 53 #565
1909 46 — 46 #568
1908 50 — 50 #514
1907 42 — 42 #565
1906 44 — 44 #516
1905 41 — 41 #541
1904 56 — 56 #433
1903 45 — 45 #479
1902 39 — 39 #510
1901 41 — 41 #468
1900 53 — 53 #465
1899 45 — 45 #433
1898 37 — 37 #510
1897 33 — 33 #511
1896 56 — 56 #380
1895 59 — 59 #370
1894 52 — 52 #393
1893 32 — 32 #478
1892 28 — 28 #514
1891 24 — 24 #527
1890 39 — 39 #408
1889 52 — 52 #348
1888 46 — 46 #355
1887 39 — 39 #345
1886 39 — 39 #345
1885 31 — 31 #368
1884 25 — 25 #402
1883 28 — 28 #340
1882 24 — 24 #366
1881 22 — 22 #356
1880 16 — 16 #431