Nansi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NAN-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #914 for girls
Nansi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour”. In 2025 it ranked 914th for girls in the UK (41 babies).
What does Nansi mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of Nancy
“grace, favour”
The Welsh spelling of Nancy, an English pet form of Ann.
Is Nansi a girl's or a boy's name?
Nansi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nansi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #914among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 6,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the UK were named Nansi, making it the 914th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 44 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nansi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 720 girls in the UK were given Nansi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #79, up from #914 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 863rd in England and Wales.
Nansi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #914 |
| 2024 | 41 | #928 |
| 2023 | 44 | #875 |
| 2022 | 41 | #920 |
| 2021 | 44 | #876 |
| 2020 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 39 | #995 |
| 2017 | 42 | #957 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
Names like Nansi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Anvi Krishvi Khivi Aarvi Nirvi Harvi Takshvi Dhriti Sanvi Pranshi Aashvi
Other spellings of Nansi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nansi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nansi, updated 20 October 2026.