Nanette
Nanette is a feminine given name, a Dutch, English, and German hypocorism for Anne that is also used as an independent given name.
Meaning & Origin of Nanette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nanette is a feminine given name, a Dutch, English, and German hypocorism for Anne that is also used as an independent given name.
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The Story of Nanette
Nanette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 772 Nanettes were born — ranking #331 that year. As of 2026, Nanette ranks #10,293 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17K Nanettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nanette
Nanette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Nanette's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #331. Use the chart and map above to compare Nanette'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 .
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