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Nana

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nana: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #678 to #1940.200020052010201520202025#678#1940
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#974
1997#1074
1998#995
1999#1317
2000#1058
2001#796
2002#1032
2003#876
2004#722
2005#790
2006#678
2007#693
2008#753
2009#1022
2010#946
2011#959
2012#1342
2013#1360
2014#1299
2015#1168
2016#1278
2017#1568
2018#1586
2019#1940
2020#1449
2021#1866
2022#1058
2023#1135
2024#776
2025#816

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #776 among girls in England and Wales, #790 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2003

    Highest recorded position: #409 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2003).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #409 in Republic of Ireland in 2001.

Nana's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#81644HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#62160HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#77648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#69152HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#113529HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#82739HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#105832HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#81039HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#186615HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#113924HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#144921HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#111124HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#194014HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#125320HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#158619HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#145517HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#156820HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#96831HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#127826HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#131920HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#116829HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#99629HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#129925HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#101228HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#136024HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#102427HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#134224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#83737HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#95937HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#90732HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#94636HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#77438HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#102231HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#88431HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#75346HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#94328HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#69349HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#68441HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#67846HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#64443HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#79036HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#63841HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#72239HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#57643HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#87629HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#79526HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#103221HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#67129HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#79630HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#113513HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#105819HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#84819HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#131714HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#119911HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#99521HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#100014HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#107418HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#96415HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#97421HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#60527HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Nana is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Nana, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2001ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#576 in 2004
Republic of Ireland2001–20063#409 in 2001
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2001) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Nana

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #409 in Republic of Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.