How Many People Are Named Nancye?
An estimated 399 people in the United States have the first name Nancye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Nancye peaked in popularity in 1944 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nancye 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 Nancye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Nancye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
399
About 1 in 859,033 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1944
36 births
Total Registered
1,031
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nancye
Nancye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,031 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nancye as a female name
Ranked #9,781 in 1979
6 female births in 1979
Peak: 1944 (36 births)
Nancye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nancye span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 288 babies were registered. Nancye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nancye by Decade
How has Nancye 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.
Nancye by State
Birth registrations for Nancye span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee. The lowest are in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. On average, about 84 Nancyes were registered per state.
Nancye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nancye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nancye
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nancye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nancye?
We estimate approximately 399 people named Nancye 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 859,033 Americans share this first name.
Is Nancye a common name?
Nancye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,031 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nancye most popular?
Nancye reached peak popularity in 1944, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nancye is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nancye a female name?
Nancye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nancye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nancye Smith, Nancye Johnson, Nancye 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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