Yancy

Yancy is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Yancy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 2,414 male / 468 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yancy

To address Yancy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yancy," in English, "Guten Tag Yancy," in German. About 84% of people named Yancy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yancy,

German

Guten Tag Yancy,

French

Bonjour Yancy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yancy:

Chinese

Yancy您好：

Japanese

Yancy様

English

Hi Yancy,

German

Hi Yancy,

French

Salut Yancy,

Spanish

Hola Yancy,

Chinese

Yancy你好：

Japanese

Yancyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Yancy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	84%

United States birth data

2,414 male · 468 female · 2,882 births recorded

Male 84%Female 16%

Since 1980: 67% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yancy a male or female name?

Yancy is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Yancy are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yancy in an email?

Is Yancy a unisex name?

Yancy is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Yancy are men. Yancy leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Yancy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yancy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_yancy,
  title  = {Is Yancy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yancy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}