Yancey

Yancey is a male given name: 98% of people named Yancey are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,488 male / 34 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Yancey

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Yancey," in English, "Guten Tag Yancey," in German. Yancey is a male given name: about 98% of people named Yancey are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yancey,

German

Guten Tag Yancey,

French

Bonjour Yancey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yancey:

Chinese

Yancey您好：

Japanese

Yancey様

English

Hi Yancey,

German

Hi Yancey,

French

Salut Yancey,

Spanish

Hola Yancey,

Chinese

Yancey你好：

Japanese

Yancey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 Yancey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,488 male · 34 female · 1,522 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yancey a male or female name?

Yancey is a male given name: 98% of people named Yancey are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Yancey in an email?

Is Yancey a unisex name?

Yancey is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Yancey are men. Yancey 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 Yancey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yancey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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