Girls' name · since 1952
Fancy
Fancy has 573 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fancy currently ranks #8950 among girls' names in America, with 573 babies recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fancy has been recorded 573 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #8950 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #10,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,950 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fancy ranks #10,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,950 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 573 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,950 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fancy's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Fancy compares
573 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fancy's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fancy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fancy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fancy's full recorded timeline at 1999, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fancy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Fancy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (160 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Fancy's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fancy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 160 births (28% of all-time use).
How Fancy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fancy's total volume
Fancy by state
Where Fancy concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
12 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fancy's data
- Fancy's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fancys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fancy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fancy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.