Is Fancy a boy or girl name?

Fancy is a girl’s name. Of the 573 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Fancy

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Fancy was most popular in 1991, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,994 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 573 people named Fancy.

Fancy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fancy’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fancy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fancy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 573 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org