Nan vs Nancy

Side-by-side comparison of Nan and Nancy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nan

Girl name

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Name B

Nancy

Girl name · Rank #919

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Metric Nan Nancy
Current Rank Unranked #919
Total Births (all years) 10,274 1,004,171
Peak Year 1947 1947
Peak Year Births 255 32,445
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nan Nancy
1880ss 322 4,792
1890ss 405 5,346
1900ss 457 5,733
1910ss 825 17,283
1920ss 1,198 43,807
1930ss 1,467 142,486
1940ss 2,099 252,058
1950ss 2,181 286,812
1960ss 877 142,723
1970ss 223 41,849
1980ss 121 25,493
1990ss 62 19,495
2000ss 24 10,958
2010ss 7 3,927
2020ss 6 1,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nan Nancy
2014 7 371
2015 — 345
2016 — 310
2017 — 314
2018 — 326
2019 — 298
2020 — 295
2021 — 279
2022 6 266
2023 — 281
2024 — 288

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2022.

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