as a First Name
Of uncertain origin. From the 18th century it is clearly used as a pet form of Ann (see Nan), but it may originally have been a similar formation deriving from the common medieval given name Annis, a vernacular form of Agnes. Nowadays it is an independent name, and was especially popular in America in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. A meaning of the name Nancy is Grace.
| 28th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Millions
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,135,239
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Nancy per capita
- 1939
- marked the height of its popularity
99.92%
0.08%
65%
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55+
29%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
2%
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