Nana
Nana is a female given name: 96% of people named Nana are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 10 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Georgia, United States, Azerbaijan
- US births since 1880
- 723 male / 2,386 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nana
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nana," in English, "Guten Tag Nana," in German. Nana is a female given name: about 96% of people named Nana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nana,
German
Guten Tag Nana,
French
Bonjour Nana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nana:
Chinese
Nana您好：
Japanese
Nana様
English
Hi Nana,
German
Hi Nana,
French
Salut Nana,
Spanish
Hola Nana,
Chinese
Nana你好：
Japanese
Nanaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 23% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
723 male · 2,386 female · 3,109 births recorded
Since 1980: 41% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nana a male or female name?
Nana is a female given name: 96% of people named Nana are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Nana in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nana," in English, "Guten Tag Nana," in German. Nana is a female given name: about 96% of people named Nana are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nana a unisex name?
Nana is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Nana are men. Nana leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nana,
title = {Is Nana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}