How Many People Are Named Yung?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Yung. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Yung peaked in popularity in 1985 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yung 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 Yung paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yung is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1985
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yung
Yung is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yung as a male name
Ranked #6,519 in 1985
6 male births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (6 births)
Yung: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yung span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 6 babies were registered. Yung remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yung by Decade
How has Yung 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.
Yung + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yung as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yung
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yung: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yung?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Yung 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Yung a common name?
Yung is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yung most popular?
Yung reached peak popularity in 1985, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yung is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yung a male name?
Yung is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yung Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yung Smith, Yung Johnson, Yung 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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