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Nan

Nan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“grace”
Origin
English
Say it
NAN · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls

Traditional English pet form of Ann/Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah. It has also been used independently as a short given name.

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How popular is Nan?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nan in 20240

Peak year1889

Total US babies since 188010,274

Nan was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Nan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Anngrace · Hebrew
  • Nanniegrace · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Nan questions

What does the name Nan mean?

Nan means "grace". It comes from English. Traditional English pet form of Ann/Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah. It has also been used independently as a short given name.

Is Nan a boy or girl name?

Nan is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nan?

Nan was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1889.

How do you pronounce Nan?

Nan is usually pronounced NAN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.