Recorded 1951–2022 Girls' name Peak 1964 323 births

Jancy — girls' name

323 babies named Jancy in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s281960s171970s491980s611990s492000s802010s292020s10
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.

What the Data Says About Jancy

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Jancy between 1951 and 2022, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jancy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jancy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jancy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jancy 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 323 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.

Jancy at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

323

Since 1951

72 years of records

Peak year

1964

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1951

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jancy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1951

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1964)
12
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
468101214 20222009200319961988198019721951 7

Jancy popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Jancy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Jancy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 25% of Jancy's all-time total
1950s281960s171970s491980s611990s492000s802010s292020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jancy?
323 babies have been named Jancy since 1951. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1964 with 12 births.
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.

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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, 1951–2022 (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.