How Many People Are Named Nancy?
people named Nancy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 531 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,007,393 babies named Nancy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
32,502 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Previously a medieval diminutive of ANNIS, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of ANN. It is now usually regarded as an independent name. During the 20th century it became very popular in the United States. A city in the Lorraine region of France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nancy (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nancy alive today is about 67 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nancy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 32,502 babies. In 2025, 265 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nancy reached #6 among girls' names in 1950, and was in the top 10 for 22 years, 1934 to 1955. In 2025 it ranked #967.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #967 |
| Best rank | #6 (1950) |
| Years in the top 10 | 22 |
| Years in the top 100 | 80 (1880 to 1978) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nancy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nancy were born in California than in any other state: about 62,913 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nancy was given about 1.4 times as often in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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