How Many People Are Named Yancey?
An estimated 1,237 people in the United States have the first name Yancey. It is predominantly male (97.8%). The average bearer is 47 years old, and Yancey peaked in popularity in 1971 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yancey 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 Yancey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,237
About 1 in 277,085 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1971
48 births
Total Registered
1,537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yancey
Yancey is predominantly male (97.8%), though 34 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yancey as a male name
Ranked #10,555 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1971 (48 births)
Yancey as a female name
Ranked #11,594 in 2004
9 female births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (9 births)
Yancey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yancey span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 392 babies were registered. Yancey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yancey by Decade
How has Yancey 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.
Yancey by State
Birth registrations for Yancey span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, North Carolina. On average, about 9 Yanceys were registered per state.
Yancey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yancey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yancey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yancey?
We estimate approximately 1,237 people named Yancey 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 277,085 Americans share this first name.
Is Yancey a common name?
Yancey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yancey most popular?
Yancey reached peak popularity in 1971, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yancey is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yancey a male name?
Yancey is predominantly male. 97.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yancey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yancey Smith, Yancey Johnson, Yancey 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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