as a First Name
Originally a pet form of Ann (for the initial N-, compare Ned). It is now also widely used as a short form of Nancy.
| 1,522nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 16,766
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Nan per capita
- 1939
- marked the height of its popularity
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Top state populations
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