Nan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Chinese
Nan first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 6 babies (rank #630 that year). In 2017 it was given to 1 boys (rank #98). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Nan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

44
Total babies (all years)
27
Years in the data
6
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19422#36
19492#15
19542#42
19552#713
19572#798
19582#831
19596#630
19603#784
19621#1,041
19631#1,037
19641#1,005
19661#1,127
19671#1,152
19681#1,172
19692#1,004
19702#996
19842#1,151
19852#1,157
20011#1,565
20021#1,537
20031#1,485
20121#1,261
20131#1,358
20141#1,073
20151#264
20161#45
20171#98