How Many People Are Named Yiyang?
An estimated 41 people in the United States have the first name Yiyang. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Yiyang peaked in popularity in 2019 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yiyang 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 Yiyang paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yiyang is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
41
About 1 in 8,359,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2019
11 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yiyang
Yiyang is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yiyang as a male name
Ranked #14,126 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (11 births)
Yiyang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yiyang span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 36 babies were registered. Yiyang has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yiyang by Decade
How has Yiyang 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.
Yiyang by State
Yiyang + Last Name Combinations
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Yiyang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yiyang?
We estimate approximately 41 people named Yiyang 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 8,359,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Yiyang a common name?
Yiyang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yiyang most popular?
Yiyang reached peak popularity in 2019, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yiyang is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yiyang a male name?
Yiyang is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yiyang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yiyang Smith, Yiyang Johnson, Yiyang 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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