Nancy Girl
How popular is Nancy?
#965 girl name in 2025
265 baby girls were named Nancy in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular girl name.
658,328living people named Nancy (est.)
71median age of people named Nancy
1,007,393babies named Nancy since 1880
1 in 12,511US babies born in 2025
Nancy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #965 for girls (▼ 51 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 265 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #812 in 2015, #896 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (32,445 girls) |
| Highest rank | #6 in 1950 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Nancy is most popular
Babies named Nancy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.5 per 1,000 (123 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Indiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (46 girls)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (30 girls)
- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Nancy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,792 | #59 |
| 1890s | 5,346 | #81 |
| 1900s | 5,733 | #99 |
| 1910s | 17,283 | #98 |
| 1920s | 43,807 | #32 |
| 1930s | 142,488 | #7 |
| 1940s | 252,061 | #7 |
| 1950s | 286,812 | #6 |
| 1960s | 142,724 | #15 |
| 1970s | 41,850 | #50 |
| 1980s | 25,493 | #101 |
| 1990s | 19,495 | #125 |
| 2000s | 10,959 | #223 |
| 2010s | 3,928 | #519 |
| 2020s | 1,677 | #896 |
Girl names about as popular as Nancy
Questions
- Is Nancy a boy or girl name?
- Nancy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nancy were girls.
- How popular is the name Nancy?
- 265 baby girls were named Nancy in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular girl name.
- When was Nancy most popular?
- Nancy peaked in 1947, when 32,445 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #6 in 1950.
- How many people are named Nancy?
- 1,007,393 babies have been named Nancy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 658,328 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 71.
- Where is Nancy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nancy was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.