How Many People Are Named Young?
An estimated 1,766 people in the United States have the first name Young. It is used for both genders, with 80.8% male. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Young peaked in popularity in 1991 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Young 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 Young paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,766
About 1 in 194,085 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
80.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1991
60 births
Total Registered
2,764
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Young
Young is predominantly male (80.8%), though 530 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Young as a male name
Ranked #12,279 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (42 births)
Young as a female name
Ranked #16,553 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1983 (19 births)
Young: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Young span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 426 babies were registered. Young has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Young by Decade
How has Young 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.
Young by State
Birth registrations for Young span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kansas, California, New York. The lowest are in Hawaii, Texas, Alabama. On average, about 78 Youngs were registered per state.
Young + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Young as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Young
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Young: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Young?
We estimate approximately 1,766 people named Young 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 194,085 Americans share this first name.
Is Young a common name?
Young is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,764 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Young most popular?
Young reached peak popularity in 1991, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Young is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Young a male name?
Young is predominantly male. 80.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Young Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Young Smith, Young Johnson, Young 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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