Given name
Nancey
“a woman graced with God's favor”
In English use, Nancey has a related form in Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nancey has a related form in Nancy. In English use, Nancy carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nancey is a form of Nancy. Nancy comes from French, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nancey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 627
- 0 boys · 627 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 30 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 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 552 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.
Nancey’s family of names
In English usage, Nancey has a related form in Nancy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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