Ying

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled 의영 in KR South Korea.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ying is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name39K records spelled Ying4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Yǐng, Yīng, Yìng

• Russian given name3.4K records spelled Ying43 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, China, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Ин, Yin, Йн, In, Інг

65 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ying is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Chinese, nonstandard spelling of yīng

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In och, To make a present, exchange presents, to present (someone) to serve, concubine

  as a word·Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

• In och, to turn one’s chest to; to face, respond; correspond, agree

  as a word·Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

• In och, bright, color of jade; kind of beautiful stone

  as a word·Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

• In och, tumor

  as a word·Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

AR RENAPER — births 1922–2015 (Kaggle mirror) — 39 years between 1958–2008. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Qiu Yingb. 1494CNChinese painter (1494–1552)
• Zhang Ailingb. 1920USnot in their usual nameChinese-born American essayist, novelist, and screenwriter (1920–1995)
• Wayne Wangb. 1949USnot in their usual nameAmerican film director
• Maya Linb. 1959USnot in their usual nameAmerican sculptor and architect (born 1959)
• Terri Kwanb. 1976TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese actress
• Chen Yingb. 1977CNChinese sport shooter
• Han Yingb. 1983CNChinese-born German table tennis player
• Theresa Fub. 1984CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong singer and actress (born 1984)
• Angelababyb. 1989CNnot in their usual nameChinese model and actress
• Jasmine Thompsonb. 2000GBnot in their usual nameBritish singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 375 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ying?

We estimate roughly 15 thousand people bear Ying (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Ying have the most bearers?

Ying is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled ying.

How common is Ying compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Ying is the 43rd most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

Is Ying a male or female name?

Ying is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Ying mean?

Recorded meaning: Alternative form of ching (“knife”).