Boys' name · since 1931
Lancy
Lancy has 31 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Lancy since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lancy recorded 31 times among boys since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1977.
- #25,641 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lancy ranks #25,641 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #25,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lancy's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lancy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lancy's full recorded timeline at 1968, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lancy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1977
- Peak year (1957)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lancy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Lancy's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lancy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Lancy's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1970s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lancy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1931–1977 (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 Lancy 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.