Yang name meaning
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What does Yang mean?
Yang means The Male Principle In the Universe is especially used in Chinese and of Chinese origin is a gender-neutral name.
How do I pronounce Yang?
You can pronounce the two syllabled name Yang as ya-ng.
How popular is the name Yang?
Yang is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 38 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 325 people have been named Yang in United States. It also recently appeared in England and Wales baby boy names chart.
However things change on global perspective, Yang is extremely popular in China where every 1 in 20000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia and South Sudan.
At least, 180000 people globally have carried Yang as their given name according to our research.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2019 | 9729 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7597 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6662 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7043 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12128 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8858 | 8 | 16850 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8134 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10920 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11351 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6714 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
Yang in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 21 | 83 | 8 | 66 |
 | 118 | 10 | 96 | 15 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Yang
You have the ability to predict things before they happen thanks to your strong intuition. Your focus is on your family, true friendship, inner peace, love, and maintaining the good relationship you have with yourself. You are dominant when it comes to relationships. When it comes to friends, you are their rock and shoulder to cry. You have a quick mind. Your primary goal is to create a life you won't need a yearly vacation from.
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Famous people named Yang
- Yang Guozhong, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
- Yang Zhao, crown prince of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Fujia, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yang Huanming, is one of China's leading genetics researchers
- Yang Ti-liang, retired senior Hong Kong judge
- Yang Liping, director
- Yang Buzhi, was born in Qingjiang, Jiangxi Province, in China
- Yang Hui, late-Song dynasty Chinese mathematician
- Yang Zhi, fictional character in 'Water Margin'
- Yang Kui, prominent writer in Japanese Taiwan
- Yang Xiong, fictional character in 'Water Margin'
- Yang Lian, Swiss-Chinese poet associated with the Misty Poets and also with the Searching for Roots school
- Yang Yan, official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty
- Yang Huimin, Girl Guide during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai
- Yang Shuo, Chinese lyricist and essayist
- Yang Hucheng, Chinese general during the Warlord Era of Republican China and Kuomintang general during the Chinese Civil War
- Yang Zhongjian,
- Yang Wanli, Chinese poet, born in Jishui, Jiangxi
- Yang Wenhui, Chinese lay Buddhist reformer
- Yang Ruifu, Chinese military officer
- Yang Zhensheng, Chinese educator
- Yang Xiong, Chinese poet, philosopher
- Yang Ying, Chinese table tennis player, born 13 July 1977
- Yang Bin, Chinese-Dutch businessman
- Yang Rui, host of 'Dialogue' talk show on CCTV News
- Yang Xingmi, military governor of Huainan Circuit late
- Yang Zhichao, performance artist living and working in Beijing
- Yang Ching-shun, Taiwanese professional pool player
- Yang Xiuli, Chinese judoka
- Yang Borun, well-known Chinese poet, calligrapher
- Yang Yin, high-level official of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi
- Yang Yang, Chinese-born American contemporary artist and sculptor
- Yang Dezhi, Chinese general and politician
- Yang Shen, poet in the Chinese Ming dynasty
- Yang Siju, Chinese long-distance runner
- Yang Wei, Chinese aircraft designer
- Yang Yong, crown prince of the Chinese Sui dynasty
- Yang Jun, imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Su, powerful general of the Sui dynasty whose authority eventually became nearly as supreme as the emperor's
- Yang Xiu, imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Rongguo, Chinese academic and philosopher
- Yang Jian, imperial prince of the Chinese Sui Dynasty
- Yang Gao, imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Xuangan, official of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Yichen, general of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty
- Yang Zili, Chinese freelance journalist and webmaster
- Yang Xiufeng, Chinese politician and the President of the Supreme People's Court of China
- Yang Guoqiang, Chinese entrepreneur
- Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese physicist
- Yang Liwei, major general, military pilot
- Yang Shangkun, powerful Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission under Deng Xiaoping
- Yang Guifei,
Lists having Yang
- Boys names beginning with Y
- Girls names beginning with Y
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Girl names that starts with Yan
- Baby Names that mean Universe
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004