Girls' name · since 1928
Nanci
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 6,474 babies named Nanci, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,474
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nanci sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,474 recorded since 1928.
Nanci has 6,474 recorded births among girls since 1928, 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 1928 to 2022.
- #2,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,474 born since 1928
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nanci ranks #2,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,474 born since 1928, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,474
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nanci's 6,474 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nanci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nanci splits its recorded history at 1972: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 222 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nanci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2022
- Peak year (1953)
- 222
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Nanci by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,908 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Nanci's strongest decade.
1,908 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nanci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 205
1930s
205 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,006 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,908 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,302 births
- 1970s 640
1970s
640 births
- 1980s 444
1980s
444 births
- 1990s 502
1990s
502 births
- 2000s 396
2000s
396 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,908 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nanci 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 Nanci's total volume
Nanci by state
Where Nanci concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,222 | 18.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 444 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 261 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 235 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 219 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 212 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 207 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 187 | 2.9% |
1,222 of 6,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Nanci appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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- Nanci's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,908 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nancis (1,222 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 Nanci: 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 (~94 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, 1928–2022 (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 Nanci 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.