Nanette
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning grace; diminutive of Nancy.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nanette by the numbers
Nanette was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 769 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Nancy
Like Nanette, each of these traces back to Nancy: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nancygrace; a form of Anne604 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nansigrace; a form of Nancy41 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nanciegrace; a variant of Nancy31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nancigrace; a form of Nancy5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nancy-Raegrace and ewe sheep; compound of Nancy and Rae5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nanette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nannettegrace; a form of hannah or anna
Other names that mean grace
Like Nanette, 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)
Names about as common as Nanette
Nobody has voted for Nanette yet
Vote for Nanette and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Nanette