Recorded 1971–1991 Girls' name Peak 1971 14 births

Dancy — girls' name

14 babies named Dancy in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s7
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dancy was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dancy in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dancy

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Dancy between 1971 and 1991, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dancy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dancy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dancy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dancy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dancy at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

14

Since 1971

21 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1971

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1991

Dancy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1971

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
7 19911971 7

Dancy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 50% of Dancy's all-time total
1970s71990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dancy?
14 babies have been named Dancy since 1971. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Dancy most popular?
Dancy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Dancy been used?
Dancy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 21 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Dancy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.