How Many People Are Named York?
people named York are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 555,747 people in the US has this name
Based on 966 babies named York in Social Security records from 1880 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic, but it was altered by association with Old English Eoforwic, meaning "pig farm".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name York, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named York alive today is about 41 years old, and 44% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
York first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1971, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
York has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #779, in 1881.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #779 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,195 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named York alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named York were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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