How Many People Are Named Yang?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Yang. It is used for both genders, with 86.1% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Yang peaked in popularity in 1988 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yang as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yang paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.1% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1988
21 births
Total Registered
338
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yang
Yang is predominantly male (86.1%), though 47 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yang as a male name
Ranked #12,243 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (21 births)
Yang as a female name
Ranked #19,419 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1993 (9 births)
Yang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yang span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 115 babies were registered. Yang has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yang by Decade
How has Yang tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yang by State
Yang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yang
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yang?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Yang are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Yang a common name?
Yang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 338 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yang most popular?
Yang reached peak popularity in 1988, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yang is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yang a male name?
Yang is predominantly male. 86.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yang Smith, Yang Johnson, Yang Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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