Nana
How to say it: NAH-nuh · /ˈnɑnə/
Japanese 'nana' meaning 'seven, greens' - also Ghanaian royal title and affectionate grandmother name.
Nana was the 4,840th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 32 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1890s, its births are down about 29% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,672 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #4,840 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 32 |
| Share of births | 1 in 103,604 |
| Peak decade | 1890s |
| Change over 10 years | −29% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,672 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,986 among boys’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nana peaked in the 1890s, nearly vanished by the 1960s, and has come back.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nana is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish.
In France: #1,986 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Nana
- Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944)President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025
- Nana Mouskouri (born 1934)Greek singer
- Nana Patekar (born 1951)Indian philanthropist, writer, flim actor and film maker
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