Given name
Nancee
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Nancee is a variant of Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nancee is a variant of Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nancee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,358
- 0 boys · 1,358 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,215 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nancee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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