Gender
Male
Origin
- American
- Englishman
- Hindi
- From the Yamuna river
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yancy
Pronunciation
ya(n)-cy
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #685, 124 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #5359, 21 births); most recent 2024 (rank #8407, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | – | 12 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data