Nan
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning grace; a form of hannah or anna.
Babies a year
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Nan by the numbers
Its American peak was 255 babies in 1947, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean grace
Like Nan, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)