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Nancy Name Popularity

How popular is the name Nancy? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 766 0.2176%
1911 — 784 0.2105%
1912 — 1,035 0.2052%
1913 — 1,264 0.2229%
1914 — 1,565 0.2246%
1915 — 1,963 0.2161%
1916 — 2,145 0.2221%
1917 — 2,392 0.2391%
1918 — 2,478 0.2309%
1919 — 2,615 0.2497%
1920 — 2,963 0.2665%
1921 — 3,307 0.2888%
1922 — 3,503 0.3144%
1923 — 3,658 0.3266%
1924 — 3,972 0.342%
1925 — 4,307 0.3811%
1926 — 4,550 0.4137%
1927 — 5,013 0.4529%
1928 — 5,532 0.517%
1929 — 6,869 0.6632%
1930 — 9,066 0.8679%
1931 — 10,029 1.0161%
1932 — 10,945 1.1078%
1933 — 11,871 1.2742%
1934 — 13,513 1.3978%
1935 — 14,544 1.4966%
1936 — 16,756 1.7395%
1937 — 17,069 1.7322%
1938 — 18,947 1.8508%
1939 — 19,728 1.9394%
1940 — 19,732 1.8564%
1941 — 20,882 1.8554%
1942 — 23,325 1.8471%
1943 — 23,989 1.8376%
1944 — 23,212 1.8729%
1945 — 21,456 1.7593%
1946 — 28,344 1.9209%
1947 — 32,442 1.9435%
1948 — 29,411 1.8424%
1949 — 29,244 1.8179%
1950 — 29,618 1.8395%
1951 — 30,346 1.7898%
1952 — 31,742 1.8184%
1953 — 30,606 1.7293%
1954 — 30,264 1.6556%
1955 — 30,016 1.6318%
1956 — 28,784 1.524%
1957 — 27,508 1.4295%
1958 — 24,816 1.3131%
1959 — 23,079 1.2147%
1960 — 21,896 1.1556%
1961 — 20,713 1.0971%
1962 — 18,028 0.982%
1963 — 16,268 0.9063%
1964 — 14,694 0.8348%
1965 — 12,255 0.7494%
1966 — 11,729 0.7512%
1967 — 10,267 0.6765%
1968 — 8,960 0.5967%
1969 — 7,900 0.5128%
1970 — 7,064 0.4439%
1971 — 6,214 0.4135%
1972 — 4,816 0.3536%
1973 — 3,942 0.3041%
1974 — 3,884 0.2988%
1975 — 3,505 0.2728%
1976 — 3,281 0.2546%
1977 — 3,212 0.2383%
1978 — 3,046 0.2266%
1979 — 2,859 0.2028%
1980 — 2,792 0.191%
1981 — 2,902 0.1974%
1982 — 2,792 0.1868%
1983 — 2,507 0.1699%
1984 — 2,469 0.166%
1985 — 2,598 0.1712%
1986 — 2,401 0.1591%
1987 — 2,216 0.1452%
1988 — 2,323 0.1491%
1989 — 2,316 0.1435%
1990 — 2,364 0.1426%
1991 — 2,473 0.1517%
1992 — 2,150 0.1347%
1993 — 1,974 0.1266%
1994 — 2,172 0.1415%
1995 — 1,973 0.1309%
1996 — 1,803 0.1204%
1997 — 1,497 0.1012%
1998 — 1,454 0.0971%
1999 — 1,396 0.0932%
2000 — 1,368 0.0896%
2001 — 1,383 0.0918%
2002 — 1,343 0.0896%
2003 — 1,154 0.0759%
2004 — 1,128 0.074%
2005 — 985 0.0644%
2006 — 983 0.0628%
2007 — 865 0.0548%
2008 — 824 0.0533%
2009 — 624 0.0417%
2010 — 537 0.0373%
2011 — 486 0.0341%
2012 — 398 0.0279%
2013 — 371 0.0261%
2014 — 320 0.022%
2015 — 291 0.02%
2016 — 250 0.0173%
2017 — 266 0.0191%
2018 — 264 0.0192%
2019 — 237 0.0175%
2020 — 267 0.021%
2021 — 206 0.0169%
2022 — 211 0.016%
2023 — 234 0.0181%

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What names are variants of Nancy?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Nancy.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nainsey
Nainsi
Nance

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nancee

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nancey

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nanci

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nancie

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nancsi
Nanice

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nann
Nanncey
Nanncy
Nannie

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nanny

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Nansee
Nansey

What names sound like Nancy?

If you like how Nancy sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nancy.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nunzia

Messenger

Italian


What names are similar to Nancy?

Find a name that’s like Nancy, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nan

A diminutive form of Anna or Anne, from the Hebrew hannah, grace.

Hebrew


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  1. Nancy’s Controlled Accesses and Backroads of California.

  2. Opposite of Karen.


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