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The baby name Yang is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced YAHNG.

Yang is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 1
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: YAHNG

What is the meaning of the name Yang ?

The baby name Yang is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced YAHNG.

Yang is Chinese in Origin.

Yang is the Mandarin pinyin of Chinese 陽, pronounced yáng and reconstructed in Old Chinese roughly as *laŋ. The graph is attested in pre-Qin writing and combines 阜, a mound or slope radical, with 昜, a sun-related phonetic element showing light spreading. Its literal sense is the sunny side of a hill, extended to sunlight, brightness, and the active principle paired with yin in classical cosmology.

As a personal name, Yang may use 陽 for its solar sense, while the common surname Yang is often 楊 or simplified 杨, a separate character for poplar. Chinese names depend on the chosen character rather than romanization, so Yang is not exclusively male, though 陽 has masculine associations in yin-yang theory. Cognate readings include Cantonese Yeung, Korean Yang, Vietnamese Dương, and Japanese Yō. Modern use is most visible in Mandarin-speaking and diaspora contexts.

Yang has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Yang

Yang Se-jong Actor · Born 1992 · South Korea Yang Se-jong is a South Korean actor and model best known for his breakout role in the romance drama Temperature of Love. Born on December 23, 1992, he gained wide attention for playing a young chef in the 2017 series, a performance that earned him several Best New Actor awards.

Yang – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CN 0 #10 95 3,857
KR Girls 0 #11 5 572
CN Boys 0 #19 1,068 9,639
KR Boys 0 #19 9 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
CN Girls 0 #40 811 8,829
TW 0 #43 60 4,523
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
TW Boys 0 #80 250 7,111
BN Girls 0 #93 14 5,459
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
PH 0 #106 5 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
BN Boys 0 #118 16 6,332
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
ID Boys 0 #130 6 4,130
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
TW Girls 0 #131 162 8,139
SG 0 #132 148 11,010
SG Girls 0 #133 858 18,916
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
SG Boys 0 #151 1,080 17,960
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
MO Boys 0 #169 55 5,842
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
AE 0 #179 9 10,220
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
MO Girls 0 #182 70 7,056
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
JP Girls 0 #228 18 6,592
MY 0 #230 105 12,352
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
JP Boys 0 #274 24 7,909
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
QA Girls 0 #278 39 15,378
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
PH Girls 0 #299 93 13,098
Canada Boys 1997 #301 5 1,830
Canada Girls 1991 #301 11 2,266
HK Boys 0 #302 276 12,905
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
HK 0 #313 36 8,483
HK Girls 0 #317 365 16,104
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
DK Boys 0 #327 6 7,401
France Boys 1981 #328 4 1,546
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
PL Boys 0 #335 6 6,459
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PH Boys 0 #342 42 11,440
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
OM Girls 0 #361 36 15,987
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
MY Boys 0 #366 1,160 25,439
PT Boys 0 #377 5 7,951
Finland Girls 0 #380 12 1,368
MY Girls 0 #380 893 24,821
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #414 14 2,041
SD Boys 0 #424 22 10,523
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
KW Girls 0 #437 79 19,177
PT Girls 0 #438 14 7,952
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
AE Girls 0 #466 88 20,968
PA Boys 0 #472 10 9,305
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #476 8 7,628
RU Boys 0 #481 25 12,621
RU Girls 0 #486 13 11,913
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
BH 0 #517 37 17,937
IQ Girls 0 #518 8 11,303
CM Girls 0 #530 11 11,671
PS Boys 0 #534 15 10,655
CM Boys 0 #536 15 12,054
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
IL Boys 0 #595 13 10,983
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
IN Girls 0 #614 18 13,121
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
CL Boys 0 #629 37 13,390
IL Girls 0 #637 9 11,648
BO Girls 0 #645 7 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
QA Boys 0 #682 26 18,093
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
IT 0 #692 23 4,183
Finland Girls 2026 #732 7 3,895
BR Boys 0 #738 14 12,213
KW Boys 0 #756 14 18,755
SA Girls 0 #764 172 25,931
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #797 42 4,949
TN 0 #817 13 13,765
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
CL Girls 0 #839 13 14,098
PE Boys 0 #842 37 14,506
EG Boys 0 #853 34 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #857 74 5,610
OM Boys 0 #858 24 17,948
NL Boys 0 #881 71 5,873
CO Boys 0 #886 35 15,656
United States Boys 2024 #887 6 7,044
NL Girls 0 #892 64 5,933
Germany Boys 0 #896 57 5,697
United States Girls 2012 #911 5 9,635
PE Girls 0 #917 27 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #923 61 5,561
BR Girls 0 #927 15 12,708
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
MX Boys 0 #965 18 16,355
IN Boys 0 #976 26 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,029 64 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,066 13 16,140
MA 0 #1,095 34 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,132 10 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,138 41 25,619
DZ 0 #1,148 29 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,149 325 10,046
MX Girls 0 #1,170 14 17,781
TR 0 #1,191 21 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,220 227 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,488 127 28,008

Yang is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Canada
AE
AF

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People also ask about Yang

Yang is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Yang is a one syllable name, pronounced YAHNG.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yeung, Dương and Yō.
Yes — Yang ranked #301 in Canada in 1997, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Yang ranks highest in Canada (#301 in 1997).
Yes — 1 notable people named Yang are in our database, including Yang Se-jong (Actor).