Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Native American : Yankee Boy name variations Yancy Yancy - 45% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Yance Yance 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Yancey Yancey - 13% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Yantsey Yantsey 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Family name origins & meanings Americanized spelling of Dutch or North German Jank, itself a variant of Janke.