Nancy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Nancy is a feminine English language given name. The name Nancy was originally a diminutive form of Annis, a medieval English vernacular form of Agnes. In some English dialects, "mine" was used instead of "my" and "Mine Ancy" eventually became Nancy.

From Wikipedia

Nancy first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 166 babies (rank #203 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 girls (rank #832). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nancy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nancy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,217

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

166

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Nancy Wheeler — investigative journalist

Famous people named Nancy

Nancy Pelosipolitician · b. 1940
Nancy Reaganautobiographer · b. 1921
Nancy Ajramphilanthropist · b. 1983
Nancy Sinatrarecording artist · b. 1940
Nancy Cartwrightdub actor · b. 1957

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	162	#206
1992	166	#203
1993	130	#226
1994	142	#198
1995	136	#228
1996	113	#262
1997	112	#258
1998	57	#445
1999	73	#380
2000	66	#393
2001	60	#438
2002	54	#460
2003	68	#409
2004	48	#526
2005	65	#434
2006	45	#600
2007	45	#621
2008	54	#557
2009	42	#678
2010	44	#647
2011	53	#558
2012	52	#564
2013	51	#584
2014	42	#688
2015	37	#751
2016	31	#865
2017	43	#686
2018	37	#764
2019	35	#799
2020	35	#811
2021	39	#741
2022	22	#1,143
2023	23	#1,086
2024	35	#832