Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Nancy
Endangered
Down 99.2% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
32,445
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1880Peak 19472025
Quick answers about Nancy
How many people are named Nancy?
An estimated 608,308 living Americans are named Nancy.
How rare is Nancy?
Nancy is uncommon among babies today, with 265 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.2% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Nancy?
The median age of a living American named Nancy is approximately 70 years, with most bearers falling between 62 and 77 years old.
Is Nancy still popular?
No. Nancy is endangered as a baby name, down 99.2% from its 1947 peak with 265 births in 2025.
Where is Nancy most common?
Nancy has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appeared 3.2× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
99.2%
2025
265
All-time
1,004,448
Where it lives now
Nancy is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Nancy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.