Nanako

na-NAH-koh /næˈnɑːkoʊ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Nanako is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Nanako is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Nanako was first reported in SSA data in 1995 and peaked in 2002 (8 births).

About the name Nanako

Pronunciationna-NAH-koh /næˈnɑːkoʊ/
CultureJapanese
8peak births 2002
1995first in SSA data

Names similar to Nanako

How popular is Nanako?

Girls named Nanako
199520002005201020152016
Girls named Nanako per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1995–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Nanako total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201666#15,660
201566#15,846
201255#18,746
201077#14,518
200966#16,656
200877#14,936
200766#16,978
200377#13,415
200288#11,866
199855#15,834
19975—#15,376
19955—#15,028