Yang vs Yancey

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

Name A

Yang

Boy name · Rank #11237

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Name B

Yancey

Boy name

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Metric Yang Yancey
Current Rank #11237 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 291 1,503
Peak Year 1990 1971
Peak Year Births 21 48
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Yang Yancey
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 56
1920ss — 73
1930ss — 45
1940ss — 62
1950ss — 69
1960ss — 260
1970ss — 385
1980ss 87 219
1990ss 94 169
2000ss 42 112
2010ss 62 36
2020ss 6 7

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yang Yancey
2014 11 —
2015 12 7
2016 — 5
2018 10 8
2019 7 —
2020 — 7
2024 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, 1981–2024.

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