Nan
About Nan
Bobbsey Twins-era nickname name that could find new life via Nan, heroine of The Nanny Diaries. Nan was also the nickname of Annabel St George, the protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel "The Buccaneers".
Pronounced NAN.
As of October 2026, Nan ranked #14785 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #341 in 1883.
Editor's take: The name Nan is a girl's name of English origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Nan on lists
Famous Nans
- Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth
U.S. Congresswoman from New York
- Nan Wood Honeyman
U.S. Congresswoman from New York
- Katherine Ann "Nan" Merriman
American operatic mezzo,soprano
- Nan Ahearn Talese
American book editor
- Nan C. Robertson
American journalist and author
- Nanna Popham "Nan" Britton
mistress of U.S. President Warren Harding and mother of their child
- Nan Kempner
American socialite
- Nan Martin
American actress
- Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane
American academic and university president
- Nannie Dorothea "Nan" Hinkle Phelps
American folk artist
Nan in pop culture
- Nan Flanagan
character on the TV show "True Blood"
- Nan
a character in Huntley Fitzpatrick's novel "My Life Next Door"
- Nan
character in "American Horror Story: Coven," played by Jamie Brewer
- Nan
one of the names of Arya Stark in "Game of Thrones"
- Anne "Nan" Blythe
daughter of Anne in the "Anne of Green Gables" series
- Nan Merriman
younger sister of Felicity Merriman in American Girl's "Felicity" series
- Annabel "Nan" St. George
character in "The Buccaneers"