Nana is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning “father.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Nana belongs to the Japanese and African tradition. Its meaning — “father” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nana first appears in Social Security records in 1972. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3088 in 2003, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 850 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nana means “father” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nana is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Nana comes from the Japanese and African tradition.
Nana first appears in US records in 1972. Its best-ever ranking was #3088 in 2003, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
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