Girls' name · since 1914
Nancey
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 627 babies named Nancey, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nancey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 627 recorded since 1914.
Nancey has 627 recorded births among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 2007.
- #10,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 627 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nancey ranks #10,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 627 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 627
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nancey's 627 recorded births place it above 85.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nancey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nancey splits its recorded history at 1950: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nancey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2007
- Peak year (1953)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Nancey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (192 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Nancey's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nancey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 68
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
179 births
- 1950s
1950s
192 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 192 births (31% of all-time use).
How Nancey 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 Nancey's total volume
Nancey by state
Where Nancey concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Nancey's decade-level peak was the 1950s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nanceys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nancey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1914–2007 (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 Nancey 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.