Nance

Girl · recorded 1913–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1932best year

Most popular in 1932.

Last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

0112219131928194319581973

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 53 recorded years as a table
Nance, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191311
19147
19188
19198
19204
19214
19224
19237
19266
19276
192811
19297
193014
193110
193222
193315
193416
193512
193617
193718
193813
193915
194012
194114
194213
194312
19445
19458
194618
194718
194812
194914
195017
195113
195212
195312
195416
195512
195611
195711
19586
19597
19609
19614
19628
19636
19643
19654
19664
19674
19684
19704
19733

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nance isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1973
5
Rank in 1973
#8,423
How rare
1 in 291,641 girls
Since 1913
761

Nance was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1932, at 22 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Nance doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.