How Many People Are Named Yancey?
people named Yancey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 285,058 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,537 babies named Yancey in Social Security records from 1894 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Yancey, 2.8% were girls and 97.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Yancey rose from 0% in the 1960s to 11.8% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yancey alive today is about 45 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yancey first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1971, to 48 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2020
🏆 Rank History
Yancey has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,198, in 1971.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,198 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,427 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yancey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yancey were born in Texas than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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