Yung

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language 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◐

Yung is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Chinese given name50K records spelled Yung5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia

  Also written Yüng, Yüñg

• Korean given name14K records spelled Yung22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, South Korea, Malaysia, Canada

  Also written 이영, 융, 융기, Ieong, Iyeong

• Malay given name11K records spelled Yung3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, Hong Kong

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian

  Also written Yüñg

• French given name8.6K records spelled Yung7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Belgium, Malaysia

  Also written Yüñg, Yuñg, Yùng, Yûñg, Ÿüng

• a separate given name6.7K records spelled Yung4 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Yüng, Yūng, Yūnġ

• Portuguese given name4.3K records spelled Yung4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Malaysia, United Kingdom

  Also written Yunğ, Yūng, Yüñg

60 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●

Yung 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 wuu, Masculine

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Adultery

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Overcome

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Portrait

  as a word·A Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

• In wuu, Serrated

  as a word·An English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Shanghai Dialect

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●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Yeonsangun of Joseonb. 1476KRnot in their usual name10th King of Korean Joseon Dynasty (1476-1506)
• Zhao Lirongb. 1928CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress (1928–2000)
• Ying Yongb. 1957CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician
• Yin Yongb. 1969CNnot in their usual nameMayor of Beijing
• Daniel Zhangb. 1972CNnot in their usual nameChinese businessman
• Yung Changb. 1977CACanadian film director (born 1977)
• Tammy Chenb. 1979TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese actress
• Yang Rongb. 1981CNnot in their usual nameChinese actress (1981-)
• Yvonne Yung Hee Bormannb. 1981DEGerman actress
• Yang Yung-Weib. 1997TWTaiwan judoka (1997-)

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 · 125 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Yung?

We estimate roughly 1.4 thousand people bear Yung (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Yung have the most bearers?

Yung is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled yung.

How common is Yung compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Yung is the 878th most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

Is Yung a male or female name?

Yung 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 Yung mean?

Recorded meaning: Patelliform