The baby name Nanny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnæni/ (NA-nee).
Nanny is English in Origin.
The baby name Nanny is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnæni/ (NA-nee).
Nanny is English in Origin.
Rooted in English naming tradition, Nanny is chiefly a pet form of Ann/Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or favor. It overlaps with the nickname Nan and the elaboration Nancy. In Scandinavia - especially Sweden and Finland - Nanny has also stood as an independent given name, sometimes linked to Nanna, the Old Norse name of Baldr’s wife; that form’s meaning is uncertain but often interpreted as bold or simply woman.
Records show Nanny in British and American usage from the 18th century, with greatest visibility in the late 19th–early 20th centuries; the spelling Nannie even reached early U.S. popularity lists. Now rare as a given name, it is shaded by the occupational noun. Variants and related forms include Nannie, Nan, Nancy, Annie, Ann/Anne, Anna, Hannah, and Nanna.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #97 | 6 | 3,319 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #148 | 4 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #177 | 3 | 1,568 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #270 | 9 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #330 | 8 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #336 | 10 | 7,678 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #353 | 8 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| NL | 0 | #379 | 13 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #405 | 8 | 6,387 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #462 | 20 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #499 | 12 | 6,731 |
| CO | 0 | #503 | 8 | 7,768 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #507 | 26 | 11,342 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #534 | 20 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #541 | 13 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #554 | 33 | 18,916 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #581 | 19 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #676 | 287 | 5,933 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #681 | 58 | 3,895 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #700 | 15 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #754 | 190 | 12,708 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #786 | 66 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #793 | 46 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #819 | 8 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #847 | 113 | 14,742 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #885 | 51 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #892 | 103 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #908 | 171 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #916 | 68 | 5,561 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #918 | 26 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,091 | 93 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,094 | 48 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,347 | 125 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,370 | 77 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Nanny is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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