Yang
Yang is a given name, and may refer to:An Yang, Chinese pair skater Bai Yang (actress) (1920–1996), Chinese actress Bai Yang, Chinese table tennis player Bai Yang (footballer), Chinese footballer Cao Yang, Chinese international football player Fan Yang (artist), Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang (cyclist), Chinese track cyclist Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi, named Gao Yang Gao Yang, shot…
Meaning & Origin of Yang
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yang is a given name, and may refer to:An Yang, Chinese pair skater Bai Yang (actress) (1920–1996), Chinese actress Bai Yang, Chinese table tennis player Bai Yang (footballer), Chinese footballer Cao Yang, Chinese international football player Fan Yang (artist), Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang (cyclist), Chinese track cyclist Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi, named Gao Yang Gao Yang, shot…
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The Story of Yang
As a girl name
Yang first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 9 Yangs were born — ranking #8,720 that year. As of 2026, Yang ranks #16,866 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Yangs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yang first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 21 Yangs were born — ranking #2,952 that year. As of 2026, Yang ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 291 Yangs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yang
Yang is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 291 births in the dataset. Yang's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Yang's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.