Young
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YUNG
- Origin
- English
Young is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “young”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Young mean?
English: English surname from Old English geong 'young'; also a Korean name element
“young”
Transferred from the English surname, which began as a way to tell a younger relative from an elder of the same name.
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Is Young a girl's or a boy's name?
Young is a boys' name.
How popular is Young in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 42 boys.
Half of all the boys named Young in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1988. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1952, 53% of the babies named Young in the US were girls. By 1997 it was 17%, with more boys than girls since 1954.
Young in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,100 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,300 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,580 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,621 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,657 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,018 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,090 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,901 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,705 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,682 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,708 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,932 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,586 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,770 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,533 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,603 |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,846 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,727 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1922 | 32 | #1,282 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,694 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,575 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,445 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,238 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,548 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,781 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,441 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,223 |
| 1911 | 12 | #981 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 11 | #686 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 12 | #516 |
| 1886 | 10 | #605 |
| 1885 | 10 | #604 |
| 1884 | 11 | #570 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 9 | #652 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 14 | #482 |
Names like Young
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Young: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/young, updated 20 October 2026.