Total births
323
Girls' name · since 1951
Jancy
Jancy has 323 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 323
- total births
- 1951–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Jancy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 323 recorded since 1951.
Jancy has 323 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2022.
- 323 total births
- 1951–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
323 girls have been named Jancy since 1951, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 323
- total births
- 1951–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Jancy was born in this single decade.
1964
Single peak year
12 babies were named Jancy in 1964 - its busiest year on record.
Jancy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jancy's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jancy at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Jancy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2022
- Peak year (1964)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jancy popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Jancy as boys' name)
Jancy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jancy's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jancy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jancy? ▼
Jancy has been given to 323 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 12 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
When was Jancy most popular? ▼
Jancy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Jancy been used? ▼
Jancy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 72 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jancy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jancy's data
- Jancy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jancy
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jancy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1951–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jancy: Baby Name Since 1951 - 323 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jancy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jancy 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 June 2026.