Total births
10
Boys' name · since 2012
Yuga
10 babies named Yuga in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13550
- among boys today
- 10
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Yuga is the #13550 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Yuga recorded 10 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #13550 nationally today, ahead of 5% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #13550 among boys today
- 10 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yuga is currently the #13550 boys' name in America, more common than 5% of boys - 10 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13550
- among boys today
- 10
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other boys
Yuga vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13550
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 5% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Yuga was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yuga in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Yuga compares
10 3th percentile among 14,294 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
Yuga's all-time total is 97% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuga | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yuga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yuga's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded.
Yuga at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#13,550
Active since
2012
Yuga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Yuga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yuga's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yuga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yuga? ▼
10 babies have been named Yuga since 2012. It currently ranks #13550 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 5 births.
When was Yuga most popular? ▼
Yuga was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Yuga been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yuga since 2012 -- 13 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Yuga? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yug, Yugan, Yugo, Yugveer. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Yuga's data
- Yuga's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
Keep exploring Yuga
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2024 (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. "Yuga: #13550 Boys' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yuga. 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 Yuga 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 June 2026.