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Young is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (16% of births). There have been 2,764 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,234 as boys and 530 as girls. Young gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1991 and has since declined significantly. It is the #6,112 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2022 6
2021 8
2018 13
2017 6
2016 5
2015 12
2014 9
2013 8
2012 10
2010 6
2009 8
2008 9
2007 11
2005 11
2004 11
2003 11
2002 13
2001 9
2000 22
1999 25
1998 27
1997 46
1996 29
1995 39
1994 48
1993 44
1992 49
1991 60
1990 45
1989 44
1988 35
1987 28
1986 45
1985 44
1984 48
1983 48
1982 46
1981 55
1980 33
1979 42
1978 43
1977 29
1976 35
1975 43
1974 28
1973 28
1972 28
1971 28
1970 14
1969 29
1968 20
1967 11
1966 9
1965 20
1964 22
1963 20
1962 18
1961 22
1960 21
1959 22
1958 23
1957 21
1956 23
1955 24
1954 31
1953 21
1952 30
1951 19
1950 26
1949 21
1948 25
1947 26
1946 22
1945 6
1944 24
1943 19
1942 16
1941 12
1940 13
1939 11
1938 19
1937 8
1936 26
1935 22
1934 14
1933 19
1932 21
1931 17
1930 23
1929 20
1928 16
1927 23
1926 18
1925 18
1924 21
1923 25
1922 32
1921 23
1920 26
1919 22
1918 25
1917 30
1916 21
1915 16
1914 18
1913 11
1912 15
1911 12
1910 7
1909 7
1908 6
1907 8
1904 6
1903 5
1902 11
1901 5
1900 8
1899 5
1898 7
1897 9
1896 6
1895 8
1894 5
1893 6
1892 7
1891 6
1890 7
1889 10
1888 6
1887 12
1886 10
1885 10
1884 11
1883 12
1882 9
1881 9
1880 14