The first name Nanci
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Nanci, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 10 births (#2,432).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nanci with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nanci at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 girls born in the United States were named Nanci, the 17,028th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1953, when 222 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nanci
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nanci GriffithAmerican singer-songwriter (1953-2021)
Questions
- How popular is the name Nanci?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Nanci, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2011, with 10 births.
- Is Nanci a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,474 US babies named Nanci since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nanci most popular?
- 1953 in the United States, when 222 babies were named Nanci, its highest rank at 596th.