York
Meaning
“A place name from Old Norse Jorvik; carried by York, the enslaved man on the Lewis and Clark expedition who was denied his freedom for years after it.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. York has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
36 people · the #83,466 first name in Brazil · median age 46
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet York
People given the name York in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The York deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where York 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 York fits with your family’s names and surname.
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