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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nancye

Nancye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1287th; the most babies were born in 1944 (36). More babies were named Nancye in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194436 babies
Total since 1880
1,031babies recorded

Nancye popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#8,8845
1960#3,47414
1950#1,70531
1940#1,28734
1930#1,73922
1920#2,05419
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Nancye, counting every spelling?

Nancye has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nancye?

About 500 people born in the US named Nancye are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 69 and 82. That makes Nancye a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nancye by state

How common Nancye was among girls born in each state in 1942–1946, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (13.9×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesKY0.29West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTN0.09North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nancye, girls, 1942–1946. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nancye: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nancye, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nancye

How popular is the name Nancye?

Nancye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1287th; the most babies were born in 1944 (36). More babies were named Nancye in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Nancye a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,031 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nancye most popular?

In 1942–1946, Nancye was most common in Kentucky (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Tennessee.