US rank #2381 Boys' name Peak 2024 635 births

Yug — #2381 US boys' name

635 babies named Yug in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s852010s3222020s228
#2381
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Yug was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

59 babies were named Yug in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yug

The Social Security Administration has registered 635 babies named Yug between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yug currently holds the #2381 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yug performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 322 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yug shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yug in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yug in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 635 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yug at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

635

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,381

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yug popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
59
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Yug by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
322 births that decade — 51% of Yug's all-time total
2000s852010s3222020s228

Yug by state

Where Yug concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yug
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
72 11.3%
#2 California
70 11.0%
#3 Texas
22 3.5%
#4 Georgia
6 0.9%
#5 Maryland
5 0.8%
New Jersey share of Yug's total US births 11.3%
Even split

72 of 635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yug?
635 babies have been named Yug since 2003. It currently ranks #2381 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 59 births.
When was Yug most popular?
Yug was most popular in the 2010s decade with 322 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yug most popular?
The top states for the name Yug are New Jersey (72 births), California (70 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Yug been used?
Yug has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yug?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yugan, Yugo, Yuga. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.