Yang is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7511 in 2001 with 9 recorded births. This places Yang in the bottom 39% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 12 births ranking #7047. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 12.5%. In 2001, approximately 1 in every 215,870 boys born was named Yang. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.