Recorded 1979–1985 Boys' name Peak 1985 11 births

Yung — boys' name

11 babies named Yung in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s6
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Yung was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

6 babies were named Yung in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yung

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Yung between 1979 and 1985, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yung currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yung performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yung shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yung in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yung at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

11

Since 1979

7 years of records

Peak year

1985

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1979

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1985

Yung popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1979

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1985)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19851979 5

Yung by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 55% of Yung's all-time total
1970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yung?
11 babies have been named Yung since 1979. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Yung most popular?
Yung was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Yung been used?
Yung has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 7 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Yung?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yunus, Yunis, Yunior, Yuniel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.