Unisex nameCurrently #12,243 in the USFalling

Yang

//ˈjæŋ//

1 syllablePeak year: 19904 lettersStarts with Y

Meaning & origin

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Yang's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Yang, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Yang
19819
198215
198315
19846
198511
19867
198714
198821
198917
199021
199110
199214
199319
19946
199510
19968
19975
19987
19998
20005
20019
20027
200310
20045
20076
20109
201213
20135
201411
201512
201810
20197
20246

Yang through the decades

  • Yang peaked in 1990, when 21 babies were named Yang in the US.
  • The 1980s were Yang's strongest decade, averaging 13 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2004–2024), use of Yang has risen 12% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Yang currently ranks #12,243 in the US and is cooling off.

Names like Yang

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Sibling names for Yang

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