Yang is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Yang is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Yang first appears in 1981 and peaked in 1990 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,292 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,765 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,131 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,047 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,535 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,989 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #19,424 | #9,679 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,764 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,308 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,160 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,228 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,367 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,513 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,077 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,858 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,449 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #16,097 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #7,119 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,915 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,776 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #9,535 | #5,762 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,320 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,506 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | #3,056 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #12,339 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #13,850 | #3,347 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #11,295 | #5,445 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,915 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #10,660 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,299 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #3,067 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #12,297 | #4,228 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,493 |