Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1976
Nency
Nency has 15 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1976–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
15 girls have been named Nency since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nency has 15 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1995.
- 15 total births
- 1976–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Nency since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.
- 15
- total births
- 1976–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Nency was born in this single decade.
1976
Single peak year
5 babies were named Nency in 1976 - its busiest year on record.
Nency's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nency's full recorded timeline at 1992, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births.
Nency at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Nency popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1995
- Peak year (1976)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nency by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nency's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Nency births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nency? ▼
Nency has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 5 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
When was Nency most popular? ▼
Nency was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Nency been used? ▼
Records for Nency go back to 1976, giving 20 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Nency? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nena, Nene, Neneh, Nenah, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nency
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1976–1995 (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. "Nency: Baby Name Since 1976 - 15 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nency. 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 Nency 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 June 2026.