Nanie
Nänie is a composition for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 by Johannes Brahms, which sets to music the poem "Nänie" by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend Anselm Feuerbach. It was first performed by the Tonhalle Gesellschaft Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms.
Meaning & Origin of Nanie
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Nänie is a composition for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 by Johannes Brahms, which sets to music the poem "Nänie" by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend Anselm Feuerbach. It was first performed by the Tonhalle Gesellschaft Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms.
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The Story of Nanie
American parents first put Nanie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 32 Nanies were born — ranking #1,059 that year. About 25% of every Nanie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Nanie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 778 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nanie
Nanie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 778 births in the dataset. Nanie's peak popularity came in 1914 when it ranked #1,059. Use the chart and map above to compare Nanie'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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