Is Young a boy or girl name?

Young is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,764 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.2% were girls and 80.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1954, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Young

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Young was most popular in 1991, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,569 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,764 people named Young.

Young over time

Births per year. The dot marks Young’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Young a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Young is mostly a boy’s name — 19.2% of the 2,764 Americans given it were girls and 80.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1954 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Young

Where Young is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org