Yancy
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Yancy is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Yancy mean?
English: American surname, perhaps from Dutch Jansen
An American surname used as a first name; its origin is uncertain, possibly from a Dutch patronymic like Jansen.
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Is Yancy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Yancy has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Yancy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968. 6 boys were also named Yancy in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Yancy in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1968, 14% of the babies named Yancy in the US were girls. By 2008 it was 63%, with more girls than boys since 2004.
Yancy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
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