Nance is a girl name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1973. Nance first appears in the data in 1913 and reached its peak in 1947 (32 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | #12,579 |
| 1970 | 7 | #9,505 |
| 1968 | 6 | #9,289 |
| 1967 | 7 | #8,142 |
| 1966 | 6 | #8,741 |
| 1965 | 7 | #7,972 |
| 1964 | 6 | #8,981 |
| 1963 | 12 | #5,868 |
| 1962 | 15 | #5,119 |
| 1961 | 9 | #6,964 |
| 1960 | 19 | #4,433 |
| 1959 | 15 | #4,915 |
| 1958 | 12 | #5,558 |
| 1957 | 22 | #3,913 |
| 1956 | 23 | #3,791 |
| 1955 | 23 | #3,706 |
| 1954 | 31 | #3,119 |
| 1953 | 23 | #3,606 |
| 1952 | 23 | #3,542 |
| 1951 | 23 | #3,452 |
| 1950 | 29 | #2,990 |
| 1949 | 24 | #3,312 |
| 1948 | 20 | #3,672 |
| 1947 | 32 | #2,874 |
| 1946 | 29 | #2,823 |
| 1945 | 10 | #4,898 |
| 1944 | 6 | #6,694 |
| 1943 | 17 | #3,763 |
| 1942 | 18 | #3,563 |
| 1941 | 17 | #3,550 |
| 1940 | 14 | #3,900 |
| 1939 | 16 | #3,598 |
| 1938 | 14 | #3,926 |
| 1937 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1936 | 23 | #2,818 |
| 1935 | 13 | #4,123 |
| 1934 | 17 | #3,490 |
| 1933 | 15 | #3,731 |
| 1932 | 28 | #2,611 |
| 1931 | 11 | #4,662 |
| 1930 | 16 | #3,830 |
| 1929 | 8 | #5,988 |
| 1928 | 13 | #4,523 |
| 1927 | 7 | #6,813 |
| 1926 | 7 | #6,810 |
| 1923 | 9 | #6,009 |
| 1922 | 5 | #8,686 |
| 1921 | 5 | #8,758 |
| 1920 | 5 | #8,661 |
| 1919 | 9 | #5,822 |
| 1918 | 9 | #5,855 |
| 1914 | 5 | #6,627 |
| 1913 | 7 | #4,755 |