Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Young*

#2,568 most common boys' name of all time · #6,198 across all names · 81% boys / 19% girls · used 1880–2022 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,568
Rank overall
#6,198 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
2,764
Since 2016
38
Peak year
1991 #1,868
Best rank
#504 1880
📖The word “young” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 60/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Young is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2022 — 6 6 #10,877
2021 — 8 8 #8,835
2018 — 13 13 #6,350
2017 — 6 6 #10,795
2016 — 5 5 #12,210
2015 — 12 12 #6,681
2014 — 9 9 #8,136
2013 — 8 8 #8,802
2012 — 10 10 #7,564
2010 — 6 6 #10,783
2009 — 8 8 #8,994
2008 — 9 9 #8,334
2007 — 11 11 #7,101
2005 — 11 11 #6,639
2004 — 11 11 #6,532
2003 — 11 11 #6,265
2002 — 13 13 #5,403
2001 — 9 9 #6,948
2000 — 22 22 #3,644
1999 — 25 25 #3,182
1998 5 22 27 #3,394
1997 8 38 46 #2,230
1996 5 24 29 #3,026
1995 8 31 39 #2,445
1994 6 42 48 #1,980
1993 15 29 44 #2,513
1992 13 36 49 #2,129
1991 18 42 60 #1,868
1990 14 31 45 #2,256
1989 11 33 44 #2,113
1988 9 26 35 #2,308
1987 12 16 28 #3,076
1986 13 32 45 #1,877
1985 15 29 44 #1,978
1984 10 38 48 #1,583
1983 19 29 48 #1,871
1982 9 37 46 #1,627
1981 16 39 55 #1,549
1980 12 21 33 #2,371
1979 11 31 42 #1,790
1978 13 30 43 #1,760
1977 11 18 29 #2,466
1976 9 26 35 #1,879
1975 13 30 43 #1,660
1974 7 21 28 #2,056
1973 7 21 28 #1,987
1972 6 22 28 #1,930
1971 8 20 28 #2,058
1970 — 14 14 #2,517
1969 12 17 29 #2,051
1968 — 20 20 #1,791
1967 6 5 11 #3,987
1966 — 9 9 #2,792
1965 8 12 20 #2,377
1964 11 11 22 #2,551
1963 6 14 20 #2,207
1962 6 12 18 #2,376
1961 6 16 22 #2,074
1960 7 14 21 #2,216
1959 11 11 22 #2,540
1958 10 13 23 #2,274
1957 5 16 21 #2,028
1956 8 15 23 #2,095
1955 7 17 24 #1,909
1954 11 20 31 #1,709
1953 9 12 21 #2,294
1952 16 14 30 #2,077
1951 8 11 19 #2,380
1950 8 18 26 #1,756
1949 7 14 21 #2,028
1948 6 19 25 #1,710
1947 8 18 26 #1,793
1946 5 17 22 #1,767
1945 — 6 6 #3,011
1944 7 17 24 #1,690
1943 — 19 19 #1,641
1942 6 10 16 #2,399
1941 — 12 12 #2,095
1940 — 13 13 #1,993
1939 — 11 11 #2,168
1938 5 14 19 #1,909
1937 — 8 8 #2,698
1936 5 21 26 #1,468
1935 5 17 22 #1,715
1934 — 14 14 #1,943
1933 — 19 19 #1,595
1932 7 14 21 #2,005
1931 — 17 17 #1,778
1930 — 23 23 #1,537
1929 6 14 20 #2,102
1928 — 16 16 #1,969
1927 — 23 23 #1,608
1926 — 18 18 #1,856
1925 — 18 18 #1,872
1924 — 21 21 #1,731
1923 — 25 25 #1,508
1922 — 32 32 #1,286
1921 — 23 23 #1,594
1920 5 21 26 #1,700
1919 — 22 22 #1,578
1918 — 25 25 #1,450
1917 — 30 30 #1,240
1916 — 21 21 #1,554
1915 — 16 16 #1,790
1914 — 18 18 #1,443
1913 — 11 11 #1,684
1912 — 15 15 #1,226
1911 — 12 12 #989
1910 — 7 7 #1,329
1909 — 7 7 #1,172
1908 — 6 6 #1,233
1907 — 8 8 #1,015
1904 — 6 6 #1,092
1903 — 5 5 #1,153
1902 — 11 11 #709
1901 — 5 5 #1,081
1900 — 8 8 #984
1899 — 5 5 #1,068
1898 — 7 7 #904
1897 — 9 9 #745
1896 — 6 6 #1,003
1895 — 8 8 #809
1894 — 5 5 #1,093
1893 — 6 6 #929
1892 — 7 7 #880
1891 — 6 6 #865
1890 — 7 7 #823
1889 — 10 10 #642
1888 — 6 6 #928
1887 — 12 12 #529
1886 — 10 10 #615
1885 — 10 10 #613
1884 — 11 11 #582
1883 — 12 12 #536
1882 — 9 9 #658
1881 — 9 9 #614
1880 — 14 14 #504