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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Young

Young was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1991 (42). More babies were named Young in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
199142 babies
Total since 1880
2,764babies recorded

Young popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010—#12,178—6
2000—#3,760—22
1990#6,460#2,3061431
1980#5,908#2,4421221
1970—#2,619—14
1960#5,690#2,314714
1950#4,311#1,814818
1940—#2,080—13
1930—#1,558—23
1920#5,756#1,746521
1910—#1,418—7
1900—#1,048—8
1890—#882—7
1880—#504—14

How popular is Young, counting every spelling?

Young has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Young?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Young are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 31 and 54. That makes Young mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Young by state

How common Young was among boys born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Young, boys, 1989–1993. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Young: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Young, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Young

How popular is the name Young?

Young was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 504th; the most babies were born in 1991 (42). More babies were named Young in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Young a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Young in the US.

Where was Young most popular?

In 1989–1993, Young was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.