Recorded 1931–1977 Boys' name Peak 1957 31 births

Lancy — boys' name

31 babies named Lancy in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s111960s51970s10
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lancy was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lancy in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lancy

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Lancy between 1931 and 1977, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lancy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lancy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lancy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lancy 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 31 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.

Lancy at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

31

Since 1931

47 years of records

Peak year

1957

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1931

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1977

Lancy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1931

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1957)
6
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4.555.566.5 197719721968195719531931 5

Lancy by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 35% of Lancy's all-time total
1930s51950s111960s51970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lancy?
31 babies have been named Lancy since 1931. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1957 with 6 births.
When was Lancy most popular?
Lancy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Lancy been used?
Lancy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 47 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Lancy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Landon, Lance, Lane, Landen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1931–1977 (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.