Yeng

Last seen for girls in 1997 at #9,802 · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #12,491
Given to boys 81.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#2,209
1993 · 35 births
Debut · boys
1980
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
426
since 1980

Yeng over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #6,652, 1992peak #2,209, 1993girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2000—#5,92011
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1998—#4,19716
1997#9,8028#3,87717
1996—#4,61313
1995—#2,76226
1994#13,4305#3,32620
1993#10,5887#2,20935
1992#6,65213#2,74725
1991#9,3368#2,68325
1990#6,86712#2,25531
1989#10,8476#2,61524
1988#8,3918#3,35015
1987#8,7787#2,64120
1986#9,5456#3,26814
1985—#3,40113
1984#10,4225#3,45912
1983#9,0156#3,07114
1982#8,2247#3,28213
1981—#3,60111
1980—#4,9407
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First appearance
1980

The first year at least five boys were named Yeng! It came in at #4,940, and was given to 7 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2003, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Yeng is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #516 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,767 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedILWisconsin: #537 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,748 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,831 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 40,931 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Yeng, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#516 · 1 in 5,767
  2. Wisconsin#537 · 1 in 5,748
  3. California#1,831 · 1 in 40,931

Best ever in a state: #253 in Minnesota, 1990.

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Minnesota#51651 in 5,767
Wisconsin#53751 in 5,748
California#1,83161 in 40,931
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See more about Yeng
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2009
Rise & fade · boys
13 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1980
  • Peaked 1993 at #2,209 (35 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 56,038
  • Highest: 1 in 56,038 boys born in 1993 were named Yeng (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 396,715 boys born in 2009 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 53.5% of all boys named Yeng (228) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s143#2,615 (1989)#3,363
1990s228#2,209 (1993)#3,237
2000s55#5,920 (2000)#8,825

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Yeng in 1997

girls
#9,802
8 births · 1 in 217,589 girls
boys
#3,877
17 births · 1 in 110,891 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #9,802Yeng8

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #3,877Yeng17
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 217,589 of them was named Yeng, which outranked 39.4% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yeng
  1. #9,017Zeana9
  2. #9,017Zitlaly9
  3. #9,017Zuleyka9
  4. #9,802Yeng8
  5. #9,802Aaliayah8
  6. #9,802Aamina8
  7. #9,802Aaren8
  8. #10,836Aaisha7
  9. #10,836Aaleah7
  10. #10,836Aaleigha7

Tied with 1,033 names at #9,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 110,891 of them was named Yeng, which outranked 64.1% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Yeng
  1. #3,738Zac18
  2. #3,738Zackory18
  3. #3,738Zak18
  4. #3,877Yeng17
  5. #3,877Abdel17
  6. #3,877Abdulla17
  7. #3,877Abdurrahman17
  8. #4,059Aarin16
  9. #4,059Abdias16
  10. #4,059Abisai16

Tied with 181 names at #3,877; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →