diff --git a/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/en.py b/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/en.py
index c6e7c9442..ce88bc318 100644
--- a/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/en.py
+++ b/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/en.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
     "year": [
         "year",
         "yr",
-        "years"
+        "years",
+        "y"
     ],
     "month": [
         "month",
diff --git a/dateparser_data/supplementary_language_data/date_translation_data/en.yaml b/dateparser_data/supplementary_language_data/date_translation_data/en.yaml
index aff199632..7e14ce8c1 100644
--- a/dateparser_data/supplementary_language_data/date_translation_data/en.yaml
+++ b/dateparser_data/supplementary_language_data/date_translation_data/en.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ september:
 
 year:
     - years
+    - y
 month:
     - months
 week:
diff --git a/tests/test_languages.py b/tests/test_languages.py
index 4da532102..9560c8248 100644
--- a/tests/test_languages.py
+++ b/tests/test_languages.py
@@ -817,6 +817,8 @@ def test_translation(self, shortname, datetime_string, expected_translation):
         param('en', "day before yesterday", "2 day ago"),
         param('en', "last month", "1 month ago"),
         param('en', "less than a minute ago", "45 second ago"),
+        param('en', "1 y ago", "1 year ago"),
+        param('en', "1y", "1 year"),
         # German
         param('de', "vorgestern", "2 day ago"),
         param('de', "heute", "0 day ago"),