Nanako
Nanako is a feminine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Nanako
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nanako is a feminine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Nanako
Nanako first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 8 Nanakos were born — ranking #11,108 that year. As of 2026, Nanako ranks #14,326 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 73 Nanakos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Nanako
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Nanako Fujii ( 藤井 菜々子 ; born 1999) , Japanese racewalker
- Nanako Fujita ( 藤田 菜七子 ; born 1997) , Japanese retired jockey
- Nanako Inagaki ( 稲垣 那奈子 ; born 2000) , Japanese professional golfer
- Nanako Matsumoto ( 松本 奈菜子 ; born 1996) , Japanese sprinter
- Nanako Matsushima ( 松嶋 菜々子 ; born 1973) , Japanese actress
- Nanako Mori ( 森 なな子 ; born 1988) , Japanese actress
- Nanako Sasaki (born 1999), Japanese professional footballer
- Nanako Shigesada ( 重定 南奈子 ) , Japanese Professor Emeritus
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Names that sound like Nanako
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About the name Nanako
Nanako is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Nanako's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #11,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Nanako's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.