Ying
The Story of Ying
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ying as a girl name dates back to 1980, when 12 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Ying — #5,718 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Ying on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Ying last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 260 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ying on the record books as a boy name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 12 Yings were born — ranking #3,731 that year. About 59% of every Ying on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Ying last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 140 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ying
Ying is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 260 births in the dataset. Ying's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,718. Use the chart and map above to compare Ying'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 .
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