Young

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 19% girls / 81% boys

Origin: English

Young first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 137 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 42 babies (rank #1,893 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Young

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Young yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,764

Total babies (all years)

137

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	14	#504
1881	9	#652
1882	9	#690
1883	12	#555
1884	11	#611
1885	10	#640
1886	10	#646
1887	12	#543
1888	6	#1,029
1889	10	#672
1890	7	#882
1891	6	#960
1892	7	#954
1893	6	#1,031
1894	5	#1,239
1895	8	#871
1896	6	#1,099
1897	9	#786
1898	7	#1,000
1899	5	#1,200
1900	8	#1,048
1901	5	#1,209
1902	11	#742
1903	5	#1,305
1904	6	#1,203
1907	8	#1,093
1908	6	#1,371
1909	7	#1,274
1910	7	#1,418
1911	12	#1,037
1912	15	#1,266
1913	11	#1,800
1914	18	#1,490
1915	16	#1,877
1916	21	#1,592
1917	30	#1,263
1918	25	#1,498
1919	22	#1,622
1920	21	#1,746
1921	23	#1,646
1922	32	#1,307
1923	25	#1,550
1924	21	#1,775
1925	18	#1,933
1926	18	#1,910
1927	23	#1,646
1928	16	#2,046
1929	14	#2,198
1930	23	#1,558
1931	17	#1,841
1932	14	#2,098
1933	19	#1,643
1934	14	#2,020
1935	17	#1,755
1936	21	#1,504
1937	8	#2,903
1938	14	#1,975
1939	11	#2,286
1940	13	#2,080
1941	12	#2,206
1942	10	#2,522
1943	19	#1,698
1944	17	#1,737
1945	6	#3,336
1946	17	#1,811
1947	18	#1,849
1948	19	#1,757
1949	14	#2,122
1950	18	#1,814
1951	11	#2,494
1952	14	#2,152
1953	12	#2,390
1954	20	#1,761
1955	17	#1,978
1956	15	#2,167
1957	16	#2,091
1958	13	#2,369
1959	11	#2,659
1960	14	#2,312
1961	16	#2,145
1962	12	#2,500
1963	14	#2,299
1964	11	#2,664
1965	12	#2,473
1966	9	#2,981
1967	5	#4,546
1968	20	#1,835
1969	17	#2,128
1970	14	#2,620
1971	20	#2,123
1972	22	#1,965
1973	21	#2,033
1974	21	#2,127
1975	30	#1,703
1976	26	#1,931
1977	18	#2,554
1978	30	#1,793
1979	31	#1,832
1980	21	#2,442
1981	39	#1,576
1982	37	#1,652
1983	29	#1,904
1984	38	#1,605
1985	29	#2,018
1986	32	#1,916
1987	16	#3,198
1988	26	#2,365
1989	33	#2,151
1990	31	#2,306
1991	42	#1,893
1992	36	#2,173
1993	29	#2,574
1994	42	#2,011
1995	31	#2,498
1996	24	#3,106
1997	38	#2,255
1998	22	#3,484
1999	25	#3,277
2000	22	#3,760
2001	9	#7,518
2002	13	#5,713
2003	11	#6,704
2004	11	#6,960
2005	11	#7,086
2007	11	#7,573
2008	9	#9,001
2009	8	#9,843
2010	6	#12,177
2012	10	#8,131
2013	8	#9,632
2014	9	#8,760
2015	12	#7,052
2016	5	#14,139
2017	6	#12,200
2018	13	#6,690
2021	8	#9,676
2022	6	#12,279