Nance is a rare variant of Nancy that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.
Nance is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Nance first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1947 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,318 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,820 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,769 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,869 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,331 | — |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,640 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,538 | — |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,962 | — |
| 1962 | 15 | — | #3,391 | — |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,794 | — |
| 1960 | 19 | — | #2,882 | — |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #3,211 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,683 | — |
| 1957 | 22 | — | #2,471 | — |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #2,366 | — |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #2,320 | — |
| 1954 | 31 | — | #1,904 | — |
| 1953 | 23 | — | #2,218 | — |
| 1952 | 23 | — | #2,182 | — |
| 1951 | 23 | — | #2,097 | — |
| 1950 | 29 | — | #1,786 | — |
| 1949 | 24 | — | #1,999 | — |
| 1948 | 20 | — | #2,233 | — |
| 1947 | 32 | — | #1,713 | — |
| 1946 | 29 | — | #1,671 | — |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #3,067 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,408 | — |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #2,216 | — |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #2,099 | — |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #2,072 | — |
| 1940 | 14 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #2,101 | — |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #2,306 | — |
| 1937 | 19 | — | #1,827 | — |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,855 | #3,909 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,402 | — |
| 1934 | 17 | — | #1,974 | — |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,123 | — |
| 1932 | 28 | — | #1,617 | #4,131 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,709 | — |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,181 | — |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,600 | — |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,587 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #4,158 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #4,184 | — |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,566 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,562 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,659 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,540 | — |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,391 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,437 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #4,032 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,729 | — |