Girls' name · since 1913
Nance
761 babies named Nance in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
761 girls have been named Nance since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nance has 761 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1973.
- #9,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 761 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nance ranks #9,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 761 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 761
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nance's 761 recorded births place it above 87.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Nance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nance's full recorded timeline at 1944, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nance popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1973
- Peak year (1947)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Nance popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1932 (Nance as boys' name)
Nance by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (224 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Nance's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
187 births
- 1950s
1950s
224 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 224 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nance's total volume
Nance by state
Where Nance concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
23 of 761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nance's data
- Nance's decade-level peak was the 1950s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nances (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.