girl · english
Nancy
say it nan-see
What Nancy means
- English medieval pet form of Anne: grace debated
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 71 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 125 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 253 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 379 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 578 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 647 in Chile (2021)
- no. 720 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 865 in Denmark (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1940.
Other forms
Anne, Nan
Names with a similar meaning
Mila Anna Grace Hannah Ana Hanna Gianna Annie Johanna Myla Amara Jeanne
Nancy in stories
- Oliver Twist: Nancy, Bill Sikes's tragic, kind-hearted lover
- Nancy Drew: Nancy Drew, the teen girl detective
- Stranger Things: Nancy Wheeler, Mike's determined older sister