Boys' name · since 2003
Yug
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 712 babies named Yug, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
712 babies have been named Yug since 2003, making it today's #1990 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yug has been recorded 712 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #1990 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,990 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 712 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yug ranks #6,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 712 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yug's 712 recorded births place it above 85.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yug compares
712 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Yug's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yug | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 712 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yug's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yug's full recorded timeline at 2015, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yug popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Yug by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (322 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Yug's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yug births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
322 births
- 2020s
2020s
305 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 322 births (45% of all-time use).
How Yug compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yug's total volume
Yug by state
Where Yug concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 84 | 11.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 79 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
84 of 712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yug appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yug's data
- Yug's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (322 total births) through the 2020s (305) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yugs (84 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yug
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yug: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Yug 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.