Yancey vs Yancy

Side-by-side comparison of Yancey and Yancy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Yancey

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Name B

Yancy

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Metric Yancey Yancy
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,503 2,427
Peak Year 1971 1959
Peak Year Births 48 123
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Yancey Yancy
1880ss — 11
1890ss 5 5
1900ss 5 13
1910ss 56 65
1920ss 73 93
1930ss 45 53
1940ss 62 86
1950ss 69 202
1960ss 260 469
1970ss 385 568
1980ss 219 355
1990ss 169 276
2000ss 112 152
2010ss 36 74
2020ss 7 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yancey Yancy
2014 — 11
2015 7 7
2016 5 7
2017 — 9
2018 8 9
2020 7 —
2021 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1894–2020.

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