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Baby name

Nancy

Girl

Origin of the name

Nancy is an old English pet form of Ann, that is, Anne.

Classic name

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Nancy peaked in 1947, when 1 baby in 111 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 965.
1,004,448births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 7rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Nancy are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Nancy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nancy is most common in Massachusetts (1.6 times), Vermont (1.6) and Rhode Island (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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