Nanette vs Nancy

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

Name A

Nanette

Girl name

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Name B

Nancy

Girl name · Rank #919

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Metric Nanette Nancy
Current Rank Unranked #919
Total Births (all years) 16,888 1,004,171
Peak Year 1957 1947
Peak Year Births 772 32,445
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nanette Nancy
1880ss — 4,792
1890ss 11 5,346
1900ss 19 5,733
1910ss 151 17,283
1920ss 491 43,807
1930ss 756 142,486
1940ss 1,481 252,058
1950ss 5,396 286,812
1960ss 5,670 142,723
1970ss 2,027 41,849
1980ss 473 25,493
1990ss 192 19,495
2000ss 114 10,958
2010ss 71 3,927
2020ss 36 1,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nanette Nancy
2014 12 371
2015 — 345
2016 9 310
2017 5 314
2018 10 326
2019 — 298
2020 10 295
2021 8 279
2022 9 266
2023 9 281
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, 1892–2023.

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