Girls' name · since 1989
Yui
574 babies named Yui in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yui currently ranks #6003 among girls' names in America, with 574 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yui has been recorded 574 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #6003 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #10,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,003 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 574 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yui ranks #10,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,003 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 574 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yui's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yui compares
574 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yui's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yui | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 574 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yui's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yui's full recorded timeline at 2007, 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 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yui popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Yui by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (214 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Yui's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Yui births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 214 births (37% of all-time use).
How Yui compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yui's total volume
Yui by state
Where Yui concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
95 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yui's data
- Yui's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yuis (95 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yui: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Yui 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.