Meaning 
The name Nancy has the following meaning: One who is graced with God's favor. Derived from the name Ann. This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Pronunciation  The name Nancy is pronounced as nan-see
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Nancy and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nancy: Boys - Anson, Baxter, Benny, Edmund, Walton, Weston, Woodrow, Bryson, Cleveland, Daquan, Dawson, Freeman, Harris, Harrison, Jamison, Jaquan, Jimmy, Latrell, Shemar, Sherwood, Pierce Girls - Ebony, Dasia, Georgia, Jenna, Marybeth, Scarlett Both Genders - Darian, Hayden
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Nancy: Nainsi (Irish Gaelic), Nana, Nance, Nancee, Nancey, Nanci, Nancie, Nancsi (Hungarian), Nancsie (Hungarian), Nanee (Armenian), Nanette, Nani (Greek), Nanig (Breton), Nanine (French), Nanita, Nann, Nanna, Nanncey, Nanncy, Nannette (French), Nanni, Nannie, Nanny, Nanou (French), Nanscey, Nansee, Nansey, Nusa
Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Nancy are: Nan
Style 
We think the name Nancy should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nancy to be: Friendly, sweet and kind girlIn one word, you might describe Nancy as a(n) " friendly" person. See other "friendly" names for boys and girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Nancy is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 263 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2006, the name Nancy fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 9 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 326 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nancy in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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