Total births
45
Boys' name · since 2002
Yugo
Yugo has 45 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 2002–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Yugo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 2002.
Yugo has 45 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2022.
- 45 total births
- 2002–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Yugo since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 45
- total births
- 2002–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Yugo was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yugo in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Yugo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yugo's full recorded timeline at 2010, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yugo at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Yugo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Yugo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yugo's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Yugo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yugo? ▼
Since 2002, Social Security records show 45 babies named Yugo. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 7 births.
When was Yugo most popular? ▼
Yugo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Yugo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yugo since 2002 -- 21 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Yugo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yug, Yugan, Yuga, Yugveer. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Yugo's data
- Yugo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Yugo
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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, 2002–2022 (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. "Yugo: Baby Name Since 2002 - 45 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yugo. 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 Yugo 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.