How Many People Are Named Yancy?
An estimated 2,484 people in the United States have the first name Yancy. It is used for both genders, with 82.4% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Yancy peaked in popularity in 1959 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yancy 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 Yancy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,484
About 1 in 137,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.4% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1959
123 births
Total Registered
2,945
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yancy
Yancy is predominantly male (82.4%), though 518 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yancy as a male name
Ranked #13,995 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1959 (123 births)
Yancy as a female name
Ranked #8,904 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (21 births)
Yancy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yancy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 604 babies were registered. Yancy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yancy by Decade
How has Yancy 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.
Yancy by State
Birth registrations for Yancy span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan. On average, about 32 Yancys were registered per state.
Yancy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yancy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yancy
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yancy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yancy?
We estimate approximately 2,484 people named Yancy 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 137,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Yancy a common name?
Yancy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,945 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yancy most popular?
Yancy reached peak popularity in 1959, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yancy is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yancy a male name?
Yancy is predominantly male. 82.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yancy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yancy Smith, Yancy Johnson, Yancy 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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