Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1991
Nansy
Nansy has 11 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 1991–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 girls have been named Nansy since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nansy has 11 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2002.
- 11 total births
- 1991–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Nansy since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.
- 11
- total births
- 1991–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Nansy was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
6 babies were named Nansy in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Nansy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nansy's full recorded timeline at 2002, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nansy at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Nansy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2002
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Nansy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nansy's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Nansy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nansy? ▼
Nansy has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 6 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Nansy most popular? ▼
Nansy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nansy been used? ▼
Records for Nansy go back to 1991, giving 12 years of history through 2002.
What names are similar to Nansy? ▼
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 July 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, 1991–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nansy: Baby Name Since 1991 - 11 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nansy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nansy 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 July 2026.