Yankel vs Yancey

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

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Yankel

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Name B

Yancey

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Metric Yankel Yancey
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 11 1,503
Peak Year 2022 1971
Peak Year Births 6 48
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2016 1894

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Yankel Yancey
2015 — 7
2016 5 5
2018 — 8
2020 — 7
2022 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, 2016–2022.

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