Naana

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies

Naana by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Naana.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Naana

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Naana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nanagrace; a diminutive of Hannah60 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nainaeyes22 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nayanaeye or sight16 in the US (2017)
  • Naavabeautiful, pleasant11 in the US (2017)
  • Naamapleasantness, sweetness10 in the US (2017)
  • Naaragirl or young woman7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Naana

Names that are said the same way as Naana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Naneafamous, celebrated11 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Naana

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