How Many People Are Named Stephen Yang?

There are approximately 317 people named Stephen Yang living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,081,244 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Stephen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yang. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

317

1 in 1,081,244 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Stephen

Last Name

Yang

Stephen: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Stephen. The peak year was 1952 with 23,081 births. The average person named Stephen today is 55 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Stephen

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.96%) and Hispanic (3.86%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Stephen in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Stephen rose or fell over time.

White

86.51%

Black

4.96%

Hispanic

3.86%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.39%

Two or More Races

2.42%

Ancestry of the Yang Surname

The surname Yang was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Yang in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

1.89%

Black

0.34%

Hispanic

0.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

95.99%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.03%

Two or More Races

1.28%

How we calculated this

The first name "Stephen" has an estimated frequency of 0.199% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Yang" appears at a rate of 46.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Stephen are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 317 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Stephen

Stephen Smith Stephen Johnson Stephen Williams Stephen Brown Stephen Jones Stephen Garcia Stephen Davis Stephen Moore

Other people with the surname Yang

Michael Yang James Yang John Yang David Yang Robert Yang William Yang Andrew Yang

Stephen Yang: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Stephen Yang?

We estimate approximately 317 people named Stephen Yang are alive in the United States today. The first name Stephen is shared by 680,609 Americans, and the surname Yang is shared by 159,636.

How rare is the name Stephen Yang?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,081,244 Americans. The first name Stephen is very common and the surname Yang is common.

Is Stephen a male or female name?

Stephen is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1952 and the average bearer today is 55 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Stephen?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Stephen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.51%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.96%) and Hispanic (3.86%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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