How Many People Are Named Nancee?
An estimated 823 people in the United States have the first name Nancee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Nancee peaked in popularity in 1961 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nancee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nancee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Nancee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
823
About 1 in 416,469 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1961
67 births
Total Registered
1,358
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nancee
Nancee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,358 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nancee as a female name
Ranked #11,413 in 1983
5 female births in 1983
Peak: 1961 (67 births)
Nancee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nancee span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 460 babies were registered. Nancee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nancee by Decade
How has Nancee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nancee by State
Birth registrations for Nancee span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Missouri, Michigan. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Iowa. On average, about 43 Nancees were registered per state.
Nancee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nancee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nancee
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nancee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nancee?
We estimate approximately 823 people named Nancee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 416,469 Americans share this first name.
Is Nancee a common name?
Nancee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,358 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nancee most popular?
Nancee reached peak popularity in 1961, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nancee is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nancee a female name?
Nancee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nancee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nancee Smith, Nancee Johnson, Nancee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me