How Many People Are Named Fancy?
An estimated 537 people in the United States have the first name Fancy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Fancy peaked in popularity in 1991 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fancy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fancy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
537
About 1 in 638,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
36 births
Total Registered
562
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fancy
Fancy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 562 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Fancy as a female name
Ranked #7,692 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (36 births)
Fancy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fancy span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 160 babies were registered. While Fancy is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fancy by Decade
How has Fancy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fancy by State
Birth registrations for Fancy span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Tennessee, Texas, California. On average, about 9 Fancys were registered per state.
Fancy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fancy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fancy
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fancy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fancy?
We estimate approximately 537 people named Fancy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 638,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Fancy a common name?
Fancy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 562 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fancy most popular?
Fancy reached peak popularity in 1991, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fancy is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fancy a female name?
Fancy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fancy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fancy Smith, Fancy Johnson, Fancy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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