How Many People Are Named Nanci?
An estimated 4,856 people in the United States have the first name Nanci. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Nanci peaked in popularity in 1953 with 222 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nanci 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 Nanci paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,856
About 1 in 70,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1953
222 births
Total Registered
6,474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nanci
Nanci is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,474 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nanci as a female name
Ranked #17,015 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1953 (222 births)
Nanci: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nanci span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,908 babies were registered. Nanci has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nanci by Decade
How has Nanci 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.
Nanci by State
Birth registrations for Nanci span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Alabama. On average, about 137 Nancis were registered per state.
Nanci + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nanci as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nanci: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nanci?
We estimate approximately 4,856 people named Nanci 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 70,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Nanci a common name?
Nanci is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nanci most popular?
Nanci reached peak popularity in 1953, when 222 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nanci is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nanci a female name?
Nanci is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nanci Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nanci Smith, Nanci Johnson, Nanci 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.
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