Recorded 1927–1969 Girls' name Peak 1940 387 births

Nancylee — girls' name

387 babies named Nancylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s1331940s1721950s451960s25
1940s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Nancylee was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

25 babies were named Nancylee in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nancylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Nancylee between 1927 and 1969, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nancylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nancylee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nancylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nancylee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nancylee 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 387 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.

Nancylee at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

387

Since 1927

43 years of records

Peak year

1940

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1927

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1969

Nancylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1927

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1940)
25
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 196919591950194619421938193419301927 7

Nancylee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
172 births that decade — 44% of Nancylee's all-time total
1920s121930s1331940s1721950s451960s25

Nancylee by state

Where Nancylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nancylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Nancylee's total US births 1.3%

5 of 387 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nancylee?
387 babies have been named Nancylee since 1927. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1940 with 25 births.
When was Nancylee most popular?
Nancylee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Nancylee most popular?
The top states for the name Nancylee are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nancylee been used?
Nancylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 43 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Nancylee?
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.

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, 1927–1969 (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.