How Many People Are Named Yancy?
people named Yancy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 140,710 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,951 babies named Yancy in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
123 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "JAN (1)'s son".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Yancy, 20.9% were girls and 79.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Yancy rose from 0% in the 1950s to 55.4% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yancy alive today is about 42 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yancy first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1959, to 123 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Yancy has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #689, in 1959. In 2025 it ranked #11,931. Among girls, its best rank was #5,450, in 1969.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,931 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #689 (1959) | #5,450 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,111 in the 1970s | #7,419 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yancy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yancy were born in California than in any other state: about 146 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Yancy was given 3 times as often in Texas, 2.8 times in California and 2.2 times in New York.
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