Girls' name · since 1887
Nancie
Nancie has 3,296 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,296
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
3,296 girls have been named Nancie since 1887, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nancie has been recorded 3,296 times among girls since 1887, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2018.
- #3,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,296 born since 1887
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nancie ranks #3,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,296 born since 1887, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,296
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nancie's 3,296 recorded births place it above 95.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Nancie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nancie's full recorded timeline at 1952, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nancie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2018
- Peak year (1953)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Nancie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (902 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Nancie's strongest decade.
902 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Nancie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s 92
1910s
92 births
- 1920s 206
1920s
206 births
- 1930s
1930s
525 births
- 1940s
1940s
747 births
- 1950s
1950s
902 births
- 1960s
1960s
397 births
- 1970s 187
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 902 births (27% of all-time use).
How Nancie 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 Nancie's total volume
Nancie by state
Where Nancie concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 284 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 187 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 175 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 109 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 96 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 70 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 65 | 2.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 34 | 1.0% |
284 of 3,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nancie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nancie's data
- Nancie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (902 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nancies (284 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nancie: 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 (~131 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, 1887–2018 (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 Nancie 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.