Yang vs Yancy

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

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Yang

Boy name · Rank #11237

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Name B

Yancy

Boy name

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Metric Yang Yancy
Current Rank #11237 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 291 2,427
Peak Year 1990 1959
Peak Year Births 21 123
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Yang Yancy
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 13
1910ss — 65
1920ss — 93
1930ss — 53
1940ss — 86
1950ss — 202
1960ss — 469
1970ss — 568
1980ss 87 355
1990ss 94 276
2000ss 42 152
2010ss 62 74
2020ss 6 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yang Yancy
2014 11 11
2015 12 7
2016 — 7
2017 — 9
2018 10 9
2019 7 —
2021 — 5
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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