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Nancy

Girl

Meaning of Nancy: Hebrew: 'grace'

Nancy is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 940th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 81st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#940

265 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#81

578 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,007,393

First recorded 1880 · peak 1947

Trend

stable

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 2,932 babies1982: 2,835 babies1983: 2,544 babies1984: 2,521 babies1985: 2,630 babies1986: 2,447 babies1987: 2,269 babies1988: 2,367 babies1989: 2,380 babies1990: 2,413 babies19901991: 2,527 babies1992: 2,207 babies1993: 2,000 babies1994: 2,203 babies1995: 2,013 babies1996: 1,825 babies1997: 1,531 babies1998: 1,485 babies1999: 1,429 babies2000: 1,384 babies20002001: 1,428 babies2002: 1,369 babies2003: 1,185 babies2004: 1,156 babies2005: 1,017 babies2006: 1,017 babies2007: 903 babies2008: 858 babies2009: 667 babies2010: 574 babies20102011: 541 babies2012: 437 babies2013: 412 babies2014: 371 babies2015: 345 babies2016: 310 babies2017: 314 babies2018: 326 babies2019: 298 babies2020: 295 babies20202021: 279 babies2022: 267 babies2023: 281 babies2024: 290 babies2025: 265 babies
US babies named Nancy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,932.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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