Nancy is a girl's name of English origin meaning “pure.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 288 girls in the United States.
Nancy belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “pure” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Annis.
In the United States, Nancy first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6 in 1950, and in 2024 288 babies received the name — 1,004,171 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nancy means “pure” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nancy is a girl name. In 2024, 288 babies received the name in the US.
Nancy comes from the English & American tradition. It is also spelled Annis.
Nancy first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #6 in 1950, and 288 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nancy is pronounced /ˈnænsi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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