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 2,433
Peak Year 1971 1959
Peak Year Births 48 123
Peak Decade 1970s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1886

Births by Decade

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

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
2025 - 6

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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