Ying is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Ying is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2009. Ying first appears in 1980 and peaked in 1992 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #17,232 | — |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,523 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #17,096 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #14,475 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,605 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #11,300 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #15,373 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #13,481 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #13,133 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #12,662 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #11,118 | #11,290 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #16,117 | #7,265 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #13,494 | — |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #9,537 | #7,783 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | #11,771 | #5,443 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #11,773 | #8,681 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #6,005 | #7,403 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #11,496 | #7,251 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #7,299 | #7,172 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #6,527 | #4,518 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #9,235 | #6,416 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #8,773 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #7,128 | #5,323 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #12,481 | #5,772 |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #4,965 | #6,304 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #8,041 | #4,136 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #5,206 | #6,373 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #5,568 | #4,955 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #5,907 | #6,229 |