Nanako vs Nancy

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

Name A

Nanako

Girl name

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Name B

Nancy

Girl name · Rank #919

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Metric Nanako Nancy
Current Rank Unranked #919
Total Births (all years) 73 1,004,171
Peak Year 2002 1947
Peak Year Births 8 32,445
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nanako Nancy
1880ss — 4,792
1890ss — 5,346
1900ss — 5,733
1910ss — 17,283
1920ss — 43,807
1930ss — 142,486
1940ss — 252,058
1950ss — 286,812
1960ss — 142,723
1970ss — 41,849
1980ss — 25,493
1990ss 15 19,495
2000ss 34 10,958
2010ss 24 3,927
2020ss — 1,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nanako Nancy
2014 — 371
2015 6 345
2016 6 310
2017 — 314
2018 — 326
2019 — 298
2020 — 295
2021 — 279
2022 — 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, 1995–2016.

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