Nance
- Last seen for girls in 1973 at #8,423
- Last seen for boys in 1936 at #3,549
- Given to girls 98.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1932 · 23 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 761since 1913
Nance over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nance has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | — | |
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| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
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| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | — | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,280 | 23 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,764 | 29 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,697 | 32 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,203 | 14 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
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| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | — | |
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| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1913
The first year at least five girls were named Nance! It came in at #2,540, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Nance is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Nance in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Nance
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1973
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1932 at #1,597 (23 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 46,398
- Highest: 1 in 46,398 girls born in 1932 were named Nance (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 291,642 girls born in 1973 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 29.4% of all girls named Nance (224) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 30 | #2,540 (1913) | #3,155 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,497 (1928) | #4,009 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,597 (1932) | #2,041 |
| 1940s | 187 | #1,647 (1946) | #2,289 |
| 1950s | 224 | #1,764 (1950) | #2,367 |
| 1960s | 87 | #2,820 (1960) | #4,808 |
| 1970s | 12 | #6,362 (1970) | #7,393 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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