First Name NANCY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • NANCY is ranked as the 29th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,335,833.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 418.94 people named NANCY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NANCY is 776,881.
  • The SSA data also shows that NANCY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names NANCY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,335,833 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 29
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 418.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 776,881
  • National Rank 45
  • Percentile Rank 99.95%
  • Proportion/100k 243.65

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NANCY is 78.2% White, 7.1% Hispanic origin, 10.4% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name NANCY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name NANCY is included in the following name categories:
  • English feminine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name NANCY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.2% 63.9% 14.3%
Hispanic origin 7.1% 16.3% -9.2%
Black 10.4% 12.3% -1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named NANCY is California where 160,964 people have this name.
  • Wisconsin is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named NANCY, as 570.85 in every 100,000 Wisconsinites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Wisconsin is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names NANCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 48,216 374.33 99.9% Indiana 24,980 378.66 99.9% Iowa 14,969 481.77 99.9% Kansas 10,211 351.61 99.7% Michigan 52,875 533.55 100.0% Minnesota 30,637 561.41 99.9% Missouri 6,422 214.48 99.6% Nebraska 6,288 334.18 99.5% North Dakota 1,850 250.11 98.6% Ohio 47,706 411.47 99.9% South Dakota 2,821 330.63 99.1% Wisconsin 32,867 570.85 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name NANCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 48,216 374.33 99.9%
Indiana 24,980 378.66 99.9%
Iowa 14,969 481.77 99.9%
Kansas 10,211 351.61 99.7%
Michigan 52,875 533.55 100.0%
Minnesota 30,637 561.41 99.9%
Missouri 6,422 214.48 99.6%
Nebraska 6,288 334.18 99.5%
North Dakota 1,850 250.11 98.6%
Ohio 47,706 411.47 99.9%
South Dakota 2,821 330.63 99.1%
Wisconsin 32,867 570.85 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names NANCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 2,357 319.97 99.0% Arizona 26,753 397.43 99.9% California 160,964 414.83 100.0% Colorado 20,151 376.25 99.8% Hawaii 3,715 261.68 99.8% Idaho 5,302 324.36 99.5% Montana 3,687 360.2 99.4% Nevada 9,226 324.97 99.8% New Mexico 7,437 356.57 99.7% Oregon 16,760 422.15 99.9% Utah 6,542 222.31 99.5% Washington 32,878 465.59 100.0% Wyoming 1,996 341.61 99.1%

West States
State stats for the first name NANCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 2,357 319.97 99.0%
Arizona 26,753 397.43 99.9%
California 160,964 414.83 100.0%
Colorado 20,151 376.25 99.8%
Hawaii 3,715 261.68 99.8%
Idaho 5,302 324.36 99.5%
Montana 3,687 360.2 99.4%
Nevada 9,226 324.97 99.8%
New Mexico 7,437 356.57 99.7%
Oregon 16,760 422.15 99.9%
Utah 6,542 222.31 99.5%
Washington 32,878 465.59 100.0%
Wyoming 1,996 341.61 99.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names NANCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 15,576 433.08 99.9% Maine 6,132 461.03 99.7% Massachusetts 29,240 433.48 99.9% New Hampshire 6,204 467.6 99.7% New Jersey 30,356 339.62 99.9% New York 98,882 500.76 100.0% Pennsylvania 57,270 447.87 99.9% Rhode Island 4,211 399.07 99.6% Vermont 3,116 497.38 99.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name NANCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 15,576 433.08 99.9%
Maine 6,132 461.03 99.7%
Massachusetts 29,240 433.48 99.9%
New Hampshire 6,204 467.6 99.7%
New Jersey 30,356 339.62 99.9%
New York 98,882 500.76 100.0%
Pennsylvania 57,270 447.87 99.9%
Rhode Island 4,211 399.07 99.6%
Vermont 3,116 497.38 99.6%
South State Statistics First-Names NANCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11,821 243.77 99.7% Arkansas 7,553 254.62 99.7% Delaware 3,799 406 99.8% Dist. of Columbia 954 144.8 99.2% Florida 94,195 473.5 100.0% Georgia 28,972 286.93 99.9% Kentucky 14,467 327.8 99.7% Louisiana 7,268 156.32 99.5% Maryland 20,828 348.5 99.9% Mississippi 6,422 214.48 99.6% North Carolina 47,673 479.42 100.0% Oklahoma 10,637 274.29 99.7% South Carolina 17,623 364.68 99.9% Tennessee 20,282 309.68 99.9% Texas 93,553 347.05 100.0% Virginia 34,395 413.09 99.9% West Virginia 8,520 460.48 99.7%

South States
State stats for the first name NANCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11,821 243.77 99.7%
Arkansas 7,553 254.62 99.7%
Delaware 3,799 406 99.8%
Dist. of Columbia 954 144.8 99.2%
Florida 94,195 473.5 100.0%
Georgia 28,972 286.93 99.9%
Kentucky 14,467 327.8 99.7%
Louisiana 7,268 156.32 99.5%
Maryland 20,828 348.5 99.9%
Mississippi 6,422 214.48 99.6%
North Carolina 47,673 479.42 100.0%
Oklahoma 10,637 274.29 99.7%
South Carolina 17,623 364.68 99.9%
Tennessee 20,282 309.68 99.9%
Texas 93,553 347.05 100.0%
Virginia 34,395 413.09 99.9%
West Virginia 8,520 460.48 99.7%
 

Full Names with NANCY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NANCY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named NANCY.

The most popular full name is NANCY Smith. 0.79% of all the people named NANCY have this family name.

There are 75316 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NANCY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 NANCY Smith 0.79%
2 NANCY Johnson 0.60%
3 NANCY Miller 0.47%
4 NANCY Brown 0.44%
5 NANCY Williams 0.37%
6 NANCY Jones 0.36%
7 NANCY Anderson 0.35%
8 NANCY Davis 0.34%
9 NANCY Wilson 0.28%
10 NANCY Lee 0.27%
11 NANCY Martin 0.25%
12 NANCY Hall 0.23%
13 NANCY Moore 0.23%
14 NANCY Thompson 0.23%
15 NANCY Taylor 0.22%
16 NANCY White 0.22%
17 NANCY King 0.21%
18 NANCY Clark 0.21%
19 NANCY Hill 0.20%
20 NANCY Nelson 0.19%