The baby name Yancy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1916 to 1998. It was most popular in 1959 with 87 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Yancy has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1959 | 87 |
| 1960 | 21 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 14 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 23 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 26 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1998 | 6 |