Yancy vs Yancey

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

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Yancy

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Name B

Yancey

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yancy Yancey
2014 11 —
2015 7 7
2016 7 5
2017 9 —
2018 9 8
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, 1886–2021.

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