Total births
142
Unisex name · since 2002
Yue
Yue has 142 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8280
- among girls today
- 142
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yue is the #8280 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 142 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Yue recorded 142 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #8280 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8280 among girls today
- 142 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Yue is currently the #8280 unisex name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 142 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8280
- among girls today
- 142
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Yue vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8280
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Yue was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
15 babies were named Yue in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Yue compares
142 30th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yue's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yue | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yue splits its recorded history at 2018: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yue at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#8,280
Active since
2002
Yue popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Yue popularity over time - boys
86 total births recorded since 1982 (Yue as boys' name)
Yue by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yue's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Yue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 70 births (49% of all-time use).
Yue by state
Where Yue concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 7.0% |
California share of Yue's total US births 7.0%
10 of 142 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yue? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 142 babies named Yue. Today it holds rank #8280 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 15 births.
When was Yue most popular? ▼
Yue was most popular in the 2020s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Yue most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yue are California (10 births).
Is Yue a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Yue is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 142 births, and as a boy's name it has 86 births.
How long has the name Yue been used? ▼
Records for Yue go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yue? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuette, Yuen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yue's data
- California records the most Yues (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yue: #8280 Unisex Name - 142 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yue. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yue 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 July 2026.