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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 107 recorded years as a table

Yancy, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1886	45
1887	59
1894	43
1900	53
1902	41
1912	21
1915	8
1916	17
1917	6
1918	18
1919	10
1920	9
1921	9
1922	11
1923	7
1924	6
1925	6
1926	6
1927	7
1928	13
1929	9
1931	7
1932	5
1933	11
1934	8
1935	5
1938	11
1939	5
1940	9
1941	9
1942	5
1943	5
1944	4
1945	4
1946	7
1947	4
1948	3
1949	8
1950	5
1951	4
1952	3
1953	4
1954	4
1955	4
1956	3
1958	12
1959	58
1960	31
1961	17
1962	25
1963	19
1964	21
1965	24
1966	24
1967	26
1968	25
1969	31
1970	36
1971	38
1972	38
1973	49
1974	39
1975	42
1976	29
1977	23
1978	26
1979	23
1980	22
1981	22
1982	18
1983	21
1984	23
1985	19
1986	20
1987	20
1988	16
1989	11
1990	17
1991	18
1992	21
1993	14
1994	11
1995	13
1996	13
1997	11
1998	16
1999	8
2000	12
2001	8
2002	11
2003	10
2004	7
2005	8
2006	7
2007	6
2008	5
2009	4
2010	5
2011	6
2012	5
2014	6
2015	4
2016	4
2017	5
2018	5
2021	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Yancy isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1886: 2,433

Most popular in 1887, at 59 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 4% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.