Yancy
The Story of Yancy
As a girl name
Yancy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 21 Yancys were born — ranking #5,364 that year. As of 2026, Yancy ranks #8,407 for girls with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 518 Yancys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yancy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 123 Yancys were born — ranking #686 that year. As of 2026, Yancy ranks #12,141 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Yancys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yancy
Yancy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Yancy's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #686. Use the chart and map above to compare Yancy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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