Nancy
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning grace; a form of Anne.
Babies a year
604
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#967
down from #921
UK popularity
#78
604 babies · up from #81
How Nancy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #820 |
| 2016 | #900 |
| 2017 | #874 |
| 2018 | #833 |
| 2019 | #902 |
| 2020 | #897 |
| 2021 | #946 |
| 2022 | #997 |
| 2023 | #942 |
| 2024 | #921 |
| 2025 | #967 |
In 2025, 604 babies in England and Wales were named Nancy. In the US, 308 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 32,442 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Nancy was most common in 1950, when it went to 1.68% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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