Unisex name · since 1983
Yi
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Yi, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yi currently ranks #6259 among unisex names in America, with 304 babies recorded since 1983.
Yi has 304 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6259 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #10,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yi ranks #10,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yi's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yi compares
304 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yi's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yi's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Yi popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1980 (Yi as girls' name)
Yi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Yi's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Yi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (42% of all-time use).
Yi by state
Where Yi concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 8 | 2.6% |
43 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Yi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yis (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.