UK girl's name
Nanw
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nanw is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nanw popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2000, with 14 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 14 births.
This profile covers 86 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2004 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Nanw is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 86 living people in the UK are called Nanw. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nanw ranked #2000 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 14 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 14 girls were registered as Nanw.
- • About 86 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nanw as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2000
2024
Births in 2024
14
Latest year
Peak year
2024
14 births
Estimated living
86
2026
Popularity
Nanw over time
The chart below shows babies named Nanw registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2004 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nanw, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 14 births in 2024, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nanw by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nanw was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3149 | 41 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4210 | 31 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4842 | 14 | 4 |
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- Natasha 15,578
- Nancy 12,607
- Naomi 12,199
- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Nanw: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nanw in the UK right now?
In 2024, Nanw was ranked #2000 for girls in England and Wales, with 14 births registered.
When was Nanw most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 14 babies registered as Nanw in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nanw in the UK?
A total of 86 babies have been registered as Nanw across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.