Ying
Meaning
outstanding, brave (英)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ying has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
85 people · the #46,211 first name in Brazil · median age 39
Among people named Ying living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ying
Most people given the name Ying in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Ying you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ying deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ying truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Ying fits with your family’s names and surname.
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