How Many People Are Named Nency?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Nency. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Nency peaked in popularity in 1976 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nency 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 Nency paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nency is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1976
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nency
Nency is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nency as a female name
Ranked #15,065 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1976 (5 births)
Nency: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nency span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 10 babies were registered. Nency remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nency by Decade
How has Nency 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.
Nency + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nency as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nency
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nency: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nency?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Nency 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Nency a common name?
Nency is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nency most popular?
Nency reached peak popularity in 1976, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nency is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nency a female name?
Nency is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nency Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nency Smith, Nency Johnson, Nency 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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