Nancey
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,808 in 1946
0 babies were named Nancey in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1914–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryNancey first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1946, when it reached #1,808.
About the name Nancey
Nancey is a girl name of English and Hebrew origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-cey”. US birth records list Nancey for girls from 1914 to 2007, in 52 of those 94 years. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked #1,808 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2007, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesHebrew names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.4 | 408,163 girls |
| 1920s | 3.3 | 301,205 girls |
| 1930s | 6.4 | 157,480 girls |
| 1940s | 12 | 81,235 girls |
| 1950s | 10 | 99,602 girls |
| 1960s | 5.3 | 188,324 girls |
| 1970s | 1.0 | 1,010,101 girls |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 1,562,500 girls |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 3,030,303 girls |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 3,076,923 girls |
More English girl names
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- Girl name: Charlotte · free
- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
- Girl name: Elizabeth · God is my oath
- Girl name: Lily · lily flower
- Girl name: Lucy · light
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
- Girl name: Scarlett · scarlet red
Questions about the name Nancey
What is the origin of the name Nancey?
Nancey has English, Hebrew roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Nancey a boy or girl name?
Nancey is a girl name.
How popular is the name Nancey?
Nancey is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2007. It peaked at #1,808 in 1946.