Total births
29
Boys' name · since 2017
Yuheng
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Yuheng, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9766
- among boys today
- 29
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
29 babies have been named Yuheng since 2017, making it today's #9766 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuheng has been recorded 29 times among boys since 2017, currently ranked #9766 nationally and more common than 32% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #9766 among boys today
- 29 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yuheng is currently the #9766 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 29 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9766
- among boys today
- 29
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yuheng vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9766
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Yuheng was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
9 babies were named Yuheng in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Yuheng compares
29 11th 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
Yuheng's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuheng | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yuheng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yuheng's full recorded timeline at 2024, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yuheng at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#9,766
Active since
2017
Yuheng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Yuheng by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yuheng's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yuheng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yuheng? ▼
29 babies have been named Yuheng since 2017. It currently ranks #9766 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 9 births.
When was Yuheng most popular? ▼
Yuheng was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Yuheng been used? ▼
Records for Yuheng go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yuheng? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuhan, Yuhao, Yuhanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2017–2025 (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. "Yuheng: #9766 Boys' Name - 29 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yuheng. 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 Yuheng 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.