Nanak
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Nanak by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Nanak.
What we can tell you about Nanak
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 Nanak. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nanagrace; a diminutive of Hannah60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Natanhe gave; a form of Nathan43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nakaiinside the middle; a Japanese surname used as given name37 in the US (2017)
- Nawabgovernor or nobleman in India and Pakistan37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nazargaze or attention30 in the US (2017)
- Narekfiery, ardent29 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nanak
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