Girls' name · since 1930
Nancyann
416 babies named Nancyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
Nancyann sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 416 recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nancyann has been recorded 416 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1994.
- #13,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 416 born since 1930
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nancyann ranks #13,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
Nancyann's 416 recorded births place it above 81.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nancyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nancyann splits its recorded history at 1951: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nancyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1994
- Peak year (1945)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Nancyann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (130 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Nancyann's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nancyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
130 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 130 births (31% of all-time use).
Nancyann by state
Where Nancyann concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 7.5% |
31 of 416 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nancyann's data
- Nancyann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nancyanns (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nancyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1930–1994 (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 Nancyann 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.