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 1999 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 88 babies (rank #259 that year). In 2024 it was given to 19 girls (rank #621). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

1,406

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1999	81	#266
2000	88	#259
2001	79	#270
2002	83	#262
2003	82	#255
2004	88	#252
2005	76	#274
2006	60	#329
2007	86	#266
2008	71	#308
2009	71	#308
2010	63	#334
2011	56	#359
2012	59	#340
2013	45	#395
2014	48	#380
2015	43	#409
2016	40	#421
2017	56	#342
2020	46	#361
2022	35	#432
2023	31	#457
2024	19	#621