Unisex name · since 1941
Yong
301 babies named Yong in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 301
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
301 boys have been named Yong since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yong has 301 recorded births among boys since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2006.
- #10,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 301 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yong ranks #10,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 301
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yong's 301 recorded births place it above 76.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Yong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yong splits its recorded history at 1985: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yong popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Yong popularity over time - girls
124 total births recorded since 1936 (Yong as girls' name)
Yong by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Yong's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Yong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (31% of all-time use).
Yong by state
Where Yong concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kansas | | 47 | 15.6% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 5.3% |
47 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Yong's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Yongs (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas 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 Yong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1941–2006 (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 Yong 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.