Unisex name · since 1980
Ying
260 babies named Ying in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
260 girls have been named Ying since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ying recorded 260 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2009.
- #17,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ying ranks #17,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ying's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ying's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ying splits its recorded history at 1994: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ying popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ying popularity over time - boys
140 total births recorded since 1980 (Ying as boys' name)
Ying by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Ying's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ying births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (41% of all-time use).
Ying by state
Where Ying concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 17.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 20 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.9% |
45 of 260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ying's data
- Ying's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2000s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yings (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ying: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ying draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.