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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 861 babies (rank #67 that year). In 2024 it was given to 578 girls (rank #81). 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.

12,607

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

861

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
1996	156	#251
1997	104	#330
1998	121	#301
1999	121	#293
2000	110	#315
2001	122	#302
2002	145	#272
2003	142	#285
2004	158	#267
2005	200	#231
2006	222	#220
2007	289	#188
2008	284	#186
2009	349	#157
2010	388	#143
2011	414	#135
2012	456	#124
2013	487	#111
2014	615	#90
2015	817	#71
2016	842	#70
2017	861	#67
2018	819	#64
2019	816	#64
2020	777	#66
2021	797	#65
2022	759	#67
2023	658	#70
2024	578	#81