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Yancey
OriginNative American
Meaning"yankee"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#3273
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About Yancey
The name Yancey peaked for boys at #1198 in 1971. Yancey is occasionally used for girls in 2004.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Yanceys
- Yancey Dirk Thigpen
American football player
- Yancey Arias
American actor
- Rick Yancey
American novelist
- John Derek Yancey aka Illa J
American rapper
Yancey in pop culture
- Yancey Bates
the kindly antique dealer in Elizabeth Enright's "The Sea Is All Around"
- Douglas Yancey "Doug" Funnie
main character on animated series "Doug"
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