Boy nameNot in the current top chartsSteady
Yancey
//ˈjænsi//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19756 lettersStarts with Y
Meaning & origin
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Yancey's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Yancey |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1913 | 8 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 13 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1922 | 12 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1926 | 6 |
| 1927 | 7 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 8 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 8 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 8 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1949 | 8 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1959 | 33 |
| 1960 | 33 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1962 | 20 |
| 1963 | 19 |
| 1964 | 17 |
| 1965 | 21 |
| 1966 | 23 |
| 1967 | 32 |
| 1968 | 35 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1970 | 46 |
| 1971 | 48 |
| 1972 | 37 |
| 1973 | 42 |
| 1974 | 41 |
| 1975 | 48 |
| 1976 | 27 |
| 1977 | 30 |
| 1978 | 34 |
| 1979 | 39 |
| 1980 | 31 |
| 1981 | 23 |
| 1982 | 27 |
| 1983 | 24 |
| 1984 | 20 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 25 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 20 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1997 | 19 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 25 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
Yancey through the decades
- Yancey peaked in 1975, when 48 babies were named Yancey in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2006–2020), use of Yancey has fallen 59% compared to the 10 years before that.