Young
Last seen for girls in 1998 at #14,122 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
Given to boys 80.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 14 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,234since 1880
Young over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | #8,825 | 8 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | #6,676 | 12 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #8,789 | 8 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,559 | 10 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | #8,985 | 8 | |
| 2008 | — | #8,324 | 9 | |
| 2007 | — | #7,094 | 11 | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #6,634 | 11 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,520 | 11 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,258 | 11 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,935 | 9 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,640 | 22 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,182 | 25 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #3,390 | 22 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #2,228 | 38 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #1,977 | 42 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #2,509 | 29 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #2,128 | 36 |
| 1991 | #5,181 | 18 | #1,867 | 42 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #2,255 | 31 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #2,106 | 33 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #2,305 | 26 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #1,873 | 32 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #1,975 | 29 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #1,581 | 38 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #1,622 | 37 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #1,548 | 39 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #1,760 | 30 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #1,873 | 26 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #1,658 | 30 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | — | #2,509 | 14 | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | — | #1,788 | 20 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #2,070 | 16 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #2,091 | 15 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | — | #2,083 | 12 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,463 | 21 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,533 | 23 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,603 | 23 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,727 | 21 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,502 | 25 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,282 | 32 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,238 | 30 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,549 | 21 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #482 | 14 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Young was already there! It came in at #482, and was given to 14 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1906, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Young is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#1,839 · 1 in 42,258
Best ever in a state: #90 in Hawaii, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #1,839 | 6 | 1 in 42,258 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Young
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
- Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1902 (#1,058 → #687)
- Biggest drop: 443 spots in 1903 (#687 → #1,130)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #482 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1888, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1880–1893
- Highest: 1 in 7,892 boys born in 1880 were named Young (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 291,001 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
- 14.3% of all boys named Young (320) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1967, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 103 | #482 (1880) | #610 |
| 1890s | 66 | #725 (1897) | #894 |
| 1900s | 56 | #687 (1902) | #1,035 |
| 1910s | 177 | #982 (1911) | #1,423 |
| 1920s | 211 | #1,282 (1922) | #1,717 |
| 1930s | 158 | #1,463 (1936) | #1,873 |
| 1940s | 145 | #1,636 (1943) | #2,004 |
| 1950s | 147 | #1,706 (1954) | #2,099 |
| 1960s | 130 | #1,788 (1968) | #2,434 |
| 1970s | 233 | #1,658 (1975) | #2,006 |
| 1980s | 300 | #1,548 (1981) | #2,031 |
| 1990s | 320 | #1,867 (1991) | #2,500 |
| 2000s | 105 | #3,640 (2000) | #6,643 |
| 2010s | 69 | #6,345 (2018) | #8,903 |
| 2020s | 14 | #8,825 (2021) | #9,844 |
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.
Young in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 350,601 of them was named Young, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 78,929 of them was named Young, which outranked 71.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,911Wellington25
- #2,911Yovany25
- #2,911Yuki25
- #3,021Young24
- #3,021Ajani24
- #3,021Alecsander24
- #3,021Amanda24
- #3,107Ahron23
- #3,107Alexei23
- #3,107Alistair23
Tied with 85 names at #3,021; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.