Ying
Girl · YING · Chinese
Ying is a girls' name of Chinese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ying mean?
Chinese: Mandarin
A common Mandarin name; the meaning depends on the character used, for example 'clever' or 'lustrous'.
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Is Ying a girl's or a boy's name?
Ying is a girls' name.
How popular is Ying in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ying in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2006, 46% of the babies named Ying in the UK were girls. By 2011 it was 64%, with more girls than boys since 2009.
Ying in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ying in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Ying in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ying in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
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