Name meaning & stats
Nan
Nan means “grace” (Hebrew origin). 5,600 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.
What it means
“grace”
HebrewPet form of Ann
In US birth records
Peak year: 1947
5,600 US babies were named Nan between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Nan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Name twins (peaked around 1947)