Is Yancy a boy or girl name?
Yancy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Yancy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 17.6% of the 2,945 US babies named Yancy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,904
- Babies named Yancy since 1886
- 2,945
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 123 babies
Boys and girls named Yancy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 469 | 16 | 3.3% |
| 1970s | 568 | 36 | 6% |
| 1980s | 355 | 66 | 15.7% |
| 1990s | 276 | 118 | 29.9% |
| 2000s | 152 | 156 | 50.6% |
| 2010s | 74 | 92 | 55.4% |
| 2020s | 5 | 34 | 87.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,904 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,210 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,995 | 11 | #9,526 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,407 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,460 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,783 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,801 | 12 | #9,320 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,690 | 8 | #12,826 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,590 | 8 | #12,952 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,532 | 14 | #8,467 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,161 |
| 2012 | 10 | #8,122 | 9 | #12,169 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,985 | 14 | #8,595 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,762 | 8 | #13,397 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,936 | 11 | #10,641 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,681 | 19 | #7,059 |
| 2007 | 12 | #7,066 | 10 | #11,590 |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,080 | 15 | #8,222 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,567 | 19 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,802 | 18 | #6,761 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,415 | 16 | #7,196 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,904 | 16 | #7,033 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,135 | 21 | #5,564 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,635 | 11 | #9,148 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,533 | 9 | #10,323 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,780 | 14 | #7,093 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,450 | 17 | #5,861 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,105 | 16 | #6,058 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,922 | 13 | #7,030 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,322 | 9 | #9,569 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,693 | 12 | #7,486 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,954 | 13 | #7,056 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,094 | 6 | #13,110 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,166 | 9 | #9,230 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,778 | 9 | #8,739 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,088 | 9 | #8,377 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,792 | 7 | #9,802 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,724 | 8 | #8,513 |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,762 | 6 | #10,660 |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,593 | 5 | #12,039 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,811 | 8 | #8,210 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,546 | 5 | #12,167 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,545 | 9 | #7,402 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,513 | 8 | #7,557 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,319 | 5 | #10,884 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,064 | 10 | #5,770 |
| 1973 | 77 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 62 | #1,031 | 6 | #8,272 |
| 1971 | 68 | #989 | 7 | #7,379 |
| 1970 | 67 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,041 | 9 | #5,450 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,164 | 7 | #6,239 |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 67 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 123 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,195 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,208 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,330 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,275 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,386 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,447 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,705 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,738 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,466 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,965 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yancy reached #691 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #5,450 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.