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The baby name Young is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jĘŒÅ‹/ (approx. 'YUNG').

Young is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /jĘŒÅ‹/ (approx. 'YUNG')

What is the meaning of the name Young ?

The baby name Young is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jĘŒÅ‹/ (approx. 'YUNG').

Young is English in Origin.

Young began as an English and Scots surname from Middle English yong, Old English geong, "young," a byname marking the younger of two bearers or a junior branch of a family. It spread across Britain and Ireland, with spellings such as Yonge, Younge, Younger, Youngs, and the patronymic Youngson; cognates include German Jung, French Lejeune, and Dutch de Jong. In Gaelic contexts it sometimes translates the epithet og, "young."

As a given name, Young is a transferred-surname choice in English-speaking countries, recorded from the 18th to 19th centuries, often honoring a maternal surname or ancestor. In Korean naming, Young also represents the romanized syllable Yeong (ė˜) found in many compound names (e.g., Young-hee, Young-min); its meaning depends on the hanja selected, such as "eternal," "flower," "prosperity," or "brave." Overall senses range from "youthful; junior" in English to variable, virtue-leaning readings in Korean.

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Young – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #6 1 246
KR 0 #6 3 201
KR Boys 0 #6 28 897
KR Girls 0 #8 8 572
BW 0 #19 1 960
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CN 0 #80 7 3,857
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
SD 0 #97 6 2,130
BW Boys 0 #101 49 4,685
GH Boys 0 #101 602 8,138
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
GH 0 #104 168 5,396
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
BW Girls 0 #147 5 4,216
NG Boys 0 #172 3,196 16,906
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
NA Boys 0 #177 59 6,830
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
AE 0 #180 8 10,220
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
NG 0 #195 71 5,926
TW Boys 0 #203 39 7,111
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
MO Boys 0 #226 9 5,842
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
AO Boys 0 #229 14 5,568
NA Girls 0 #231 7 7,146
JM Boys 0 #242 31 6,876
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
SG 0 #256 14 11,010
MO Girls 0 #257 7 7,056
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
CN Boys 0 #274 46 9,639
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
SA 0 #280 16 10,560
GH Girls 0 #295 30 6,973
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
MY 0 #301 30 12,352
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
CN Girls 0 #335 15 8,829
HK 0 #335 14 8,483
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
SD Boys 0 #351 95 10,523
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
MU Boys 0 #362 8 8,477
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #394 5 8,639
ZA 0 #394 54 14,421
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
ZA Boys 0 #441 1,240 25,619
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
HK Boys 0 #483 45 12,905
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
LY 0 #511 25 12,703
CM Boys 0 #514 37 12,054
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
PS Boys 0 #537 12 10,655
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
SG Girls 0 #574 13 18,916
NG Girls 0 #577 219 15,093
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
HK Girls 0 #588 28 16,104
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
SG Boys 0 #642 56 17,960
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
CL Boys 0 #651 15 13,390
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
QA Boys 0 #690 18 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
KW Boys 0 #756 14 18,755
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
EG Boys 0 #806 81 15,035
OM Boys 0 #856 26 17,948
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
United States Boys 2022 #903 6 7,226
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
SA Girls 0 #925 11 25,931
NL Boys 0 #929 23 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #932 21 5,697
MY Girls 0 #940 55 24,821
EG Girls 0 #941 19 14,742
MY Boys 0 #962 150 25,439
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,026 8 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,028 114 25,928
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,049 44 22,615
MA 0 #1,086 43 20,986
DZ 0 #1,155 22 20,130
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,372 100 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,433 14 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,472 143 28,008

Young is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Young

Young is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Young is a one syllable name, pronounced /jĘŒÅ‹/ (approx. 'YUNG').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yung, Yeong, Yong, Younge and Youngs.
Across languages, Young has these equivalents: Junior (English, 'younger'), Juvenal (Latin-derived, 'youthful'), Joven (Spanish word 'young', occasionally used as a name), Yeong (Korean cognate/romanization), Yong/Yung (alternate East Asian romanizations).
Somewhat — Young ranked #903 in United States in 2022, placing it just outside the most common names.