Recorded 1887–2018 Girls' name Peak 1953 3,296 births

Nancie — girls' name

3,296 babies named Nancie in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Nancie was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

128 babies were named Nancie in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nancie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,296 babies named Nancie between 1887 and 2018, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nancie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nancie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 902 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Nancie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 284 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nancie in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nancie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nancie at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

3,296

Since 1887

132 years of records

Peak year

1953

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1887

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2018

Nancie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1887

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1953)
128
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Nancie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
902 births that decade — 27% of Nancie's all-time total
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Nancie by state

Where Nancie concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nancie
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%
California share of Nancie's total US births 8.6%
Even split

284 of 3,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Nancie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nancie?
3,296 babies have been named Nancie since 1887. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1953 with 128 births.
When was Nancie most popular?
Nancie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 902 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Nancie most popular?
The top states for the name Nancie are California (284 births), Pennsylvania (187 births), New York (175 births).
How long has the name Nancie been used?
Nancie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 132 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Nancie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nancy, Nannie, Nanette, Nan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.