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
Quick answers about Nancy
How many people are named Nancy?
An estimated 480,697 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 68 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 75 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 Hawaii, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19472025
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.