Nana
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Nana
To most English speakers, Nana is the dog in Peter Pan, the daughter played by Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love, and another name for Grandma, however, it is also a diminutive of Nancy and Anna (meaning "grace"), of Ioanna or Joanna (meaning "God is gracious"), and of a whole variety of similar sounding choices, such as Diana, Oriana, Fernanda, and Inanna.
Nana for girls#7045 US
As a Hawaiian name, Nana may derive from Puna meaning "spring" (as in the season) or from nani meaning "beauty". Additionally, it is used as a Japanese name, meaning "vegetables, greens", and a (unisex) Akan title for a monarch.
Nana is currently in the England and Wales Top 1000 for boy boys and girls.
Nana for boys#5773 US
Nana, most often used for girls as a a short form of Anna or Nancy, is an African name for boys meaning king or in some translations, "born on Tuesday." Isaac Hayes used the name for his son.
It may also be used as an Indonesian diminutive, for the likes of Suryana ("sun") and Sutisna ("good desire; desiring good"), though any name with the na sound may lead parents to this short form.
Nana is currently in the England and Wales Top 1000 for girls and boys, but a recent year saw it lean slightly masculine.
Pronounced NAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Nana ranked #7045 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #613 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #666.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,438 | 32 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,144 | 25 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,951 | 27 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,965 | 27 | #4,446 | 23 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #4,194 | 25 |
| 2020 | #4,969 | 26 | #4,976 | 19 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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