Nancy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nancy

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The baby name Nancy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnænsi/ ("NAN-see").

Nancy is English in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: English

Pronunciation: /ˈnænsi/ ("NAN-see")

What is the meaning of the name Nancy ?

The baby name Nancy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnænsi/ ("NAN-see").

Nancy is English in Origin.

Nancy is an English given name that began as a pet form of Ann/Anne, arising through the medieval nickname Nan (with the affectionate -cy ending). Ann/Anne comes from Hebrew Channah, meaning "grace" or "favor," so Nancy inherits that meaning. The name appears in English records from the 18th century as a standalone, having outgrown its diminutive roots, and spread through the Anglophone world.

Use surged in Britain and America in the 19th century, with a major U.S. peak from the 1930s to the 1960s; today it reads as a vintage classic yet remains familiar across many languages. Variants and spellings include Nanci, Nancie, Nancey, and the older Nannie; short forms include Nan and Nance. Related names are Ann, Anne, Anna, Annie, and Hannah. The overall sense of Nancy, anchored in its Hebrew source, is "grace."

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Nancy	Sinatra				Frank Sinatra	television actor	★★★★★

Nancy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
FJ		0	#5	2	374
FJ	Girls	0	#7	3	583
KR		0	#8	1	201
HT		0	#12	1	399
PE	Girls	0	#12	15,170	14,861
BW		0	#13	7	960
EC	Girls	0	#13	617	3,650
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
SV	Girls	0	#17	2	458
HT	Girls	0	#18	6	950
CN	Girls	0	#21	1,102	8,829
HN		0	#21	2	704
NA		0	#21	13	2,537
BW	Girls	0	#23	163	4,216
HN	Girls	0	#24	13	884
BO	Girls	0	#26	4,381	9,488
PR	Girls	0	#26	236	3,171
BN		0	#29	4	2,297
BI	Girls	0	#32	2	726
HT	Boys	0	#34	1	903
CO	Girls	0	#35	29,881	16,140
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
PR		0	#35	21	1,497
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
ID		0	#37	3	2,238
CL	Girls	0	#39	11,041	14,098
GT	Girls	0	#39	1,622	7,500
AR	Girls	0	#42	4,348	8,289
MO		0	#42	11	2,706
TW		0	#42	61	4,523
CM		0	#48	9	2,592
SG	Girls	0	#48	1,746	18,916
CN		0	#51	35	3,857
UY	Girls	0	#52	2,795	6,731
LU		0	#53	14	2,830
MX	Girls	0	#54	17,363	17,781
CY		0	#57	4	1,632
EC		0	#59	58	2,502
PE		0	#64	379	6,350
BN	Girls	0	#66	41	5,459
CR	Girls	0	#66	1,444	11,342
NA	Girls	0	#66	205	7,146
IN		0	#67	5	2,963
PH	Girls	0	#67	511	13,098
TW	Girls	0	#67	294	8,139
PH		0	#68	29	5,607
CR		0	#71	92	5,526
ID	Girls	0	#71	28	3,319
JP		0	#71	7	4,057
NG	Girls	0	#71	4,264	15,093
AO		0	#73	5	2,729
GR	Girls	0	#74	227	6,293
AZ	Girls	0	#75	1	1,051
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
QA		0	#76	25	7,011
QA	Girls	0	#80	314	15,378
SI		0	#80	1	1,612
GH	Girls	0	#82	675	6,973
MX		0	#83	695	8,339
GR		0	#84	51	3,911
EG	Girls	0	#88	11,772	14,742
OM	Girls	0	#89	378	15,987
AE	Girls	0	#91	762	20,968
JM		0	#91	3	3,714
AF	Girls	0	#92	3	2,402
AR		0	#92	98	2,915
KW		0	#92	25	5,216
KW	Girls	0	#92	675	19,177
OM		0	#93	24	6,215
JO	Girls	0	#94	656	7,570
KZ		0	#94	1	1,452
SD		0	#96	7	2,130
PA		0	#99	32	3,797
EG		0	#100	833	6,387
JO		0	#102	36	2,158
CO		0	#103	1,163	7,768
CY	Girls	0	#106	16	3,755
GE	Girls	0	#106	3	1,564
BO		0	#108	407	6,868
NL	Girls	0	#108	3,729	5,933
LU	Girls	0	#111	80	4,850
MO	Girls	0	#111	159	7,056
MT	Girls	0	#112	40	3,773
LB		0	#113	1,547	13,263
HK	Girls	0	#114	1,450	16,104
HU		0	#114	2	1,675
AE		0	#115	63	10,220
Germany	Girls	0	#116	3,654	4,949
PA	Girls	0	#117	662	9,861
GT		0	#122	233	5,948
MU		0	#125	12	3,613
Norway	Girls	2011	#127	7	513
IQ		0	#130	4	3,533
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#134	2	1,786
GH		0	#137	122	5,396
UY		0	#139	39	2,477
AO	Girls	0	#140	72	4,575
CL		0	#143	427	6,867
MY	Girls	0	#147	2,342	24,821
ZA	Girls	0	#148	3,806	25,928
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
NG		0	#166	100	5,926
JP	Girls	0	#167	81	6,592
Sweden	Girls	2022	#169	11	1,568
SG		0	#170	103	11,010
SA	Girls	0	#173	1,409	25,931
SI	Girls	0	#176	2	2,769
NL		0	#181	246	2,481
CZ		0	#183	4	3,154
PS		0	#189	30	5,692
SD	Girls	0	#190	173	7,678
DK		0	#191	13	5,198
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
Belgium	Girls	1995	#204	25	429
Spain	Girls	0	#211	2,624	5,561
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
BG	Girls	0	#213	11	3,559
HK		0	#214	145	8,483
HU	Girls	0	#218	8	3,308
MY		0	#221	115	12,352
IT	Girls	0	#224	8,459	9,415
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
Germany		0	#227	249	2,542
IR		0	#229	3	4,221
PT		0	#229	18	4,161
MO	Boys	0	#231	4	5,842
IL		0	#236	39	6,291
JM	Girls	0	#237	23	7,507
BD		0	#238	4	5,992
MU	Girls	0	#239	113	8,539
SA		0	#239	57	10,560
EC	Boys	0	#242	5	3,322
PS	Girls	0	#242	365	10,981
CM	Girls	0	#244	390	11,671
DK	Girls	0	#246	72	7,429
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
Canada	Girls	2024	#251	35	2,795
NA	Boys	0	#253	1	6,830
TW	Boys	0	#254	3	7,111
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
HR	Girls	0	#275	15	3,687
IN	Girls	0	#297	398	13,121
Spain		0	#302	156	2,326
CZ	Boys	0	#305	1	6,530
PT	Girls	0	#311	151	7,952
CZ	Girls	0	#317	25	5,378
Finland	Girls	0	#322	71	1,368
CN	Boys	0	#323	9	9,639
KZ	Girls	0	#324	9	5,862
BR		0	#325	21	5,969
BD	Girls	0	#327	60	8,413
GH	Boys	0	#329	17	8,138
IL	Girls	0	#330	349	11,648
PL	Boys	0	#339	2	6,459
PL	Girls	0	#343	12	5,096
Austria	Girls	0	#345	76	1,885
ZA		0	#348	100	14,421
BH		0	#352	204	17,937
IT		0	#356	503	4,183
JO	Boys	0	#366	12	7,057
SY		0	#366	470	11,684
MU	Boys	0	#368	2	8,477
YE		0	#368	14	8,639
PH	Boys	0	#372	12	11,440
UY	Boys	0	#379	21	5,922
PT	Boys	0	#380	2	7,951
France	Girls	2021	#388	18	3,185
RU	Girls	0	#410	89	11,913
AR	Boys	0	#416	52	7,628
IQ	Girls	0	#433	72	11,303
GT	Boys	0	#453	22	7,625
SD	Boys	0	#463	4	10,523
PA	Boys	0	#471	11	9,305
CR	Boys	0	#478	10	10,188
LY		0	#491	45	12,703
IR	Girls	0	#502	29	8,334
HK	Boys	0	#518	10	12,905
RU	Boys	0	#523	4	12,621
BO	Boys	0	#527	66	9,244
CM	Boys	0	#528	23	12,054
PS	Boys	0	#555	7	10,655
Finland	Girls	2026	#560	196	3,895
IR	Boys	0	#565	1	10,162
CL	Boys	0	#578	88	13,390
BD	Boys	0	#605	1	10,045
IL	Boys	0	#621	5	10,983
United States	Girls	2024	#634	288	8,487
BR	Girls	0	#634	332	12,708
EG	Boys	0	#660	232	15,035
CO	Boys	0	#675	254	15,656
SG	Boys	0	#686	12	17,960
IQ	Boys	0	#691	7	13,071
PE	Boys	0	#700	180	14,506
TN		0	#734	96	13,765
QA	Boys	0	#735	9	18,093
KW	Boys	0	#745	25	18,755
BR	Boys	0	#780	6	12,213
MX	Boys	0	#825	159	16,355
United States	Boys	2004	#828	5	7,246
OM	Boys	0	#854	28	17,948
NG	Boys	0	#858	94	16,906
MA		0	#859	273	20,986
Spain	Boys	0	#911	20	5,610
NL	Boys	0	#935	17	5,873
DZ		0	#975	202	20,130
IN	Boys	0	#984	18	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#1,070	23	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,072	107	25,619
MY	Boys	0	#1,081	31	25,439
TR		0	#1,151	61	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,384	88	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,555	60	28,008

Nancy is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

United States

Switzerland

Sweden

Wallonia, Belgium

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Austria

Belgium

Germany

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Finland

New York City (Hispanic), United States

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