US rank #5665 Girls' name Peak 2016 554 births

Yui — #5665 US girls' name

554 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.

1980s81990s942000s1392010s2142020s99
#5665
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Yui was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

32 babies were named Yui in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yui

The Social Security Administration has registered 554 babies named Yui between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yui currently holds the #5665 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yui performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yui shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yui in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yui in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 554 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yui at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

554

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2016

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,665

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yui popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
32
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941989 8

Yui by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
214 births that decade — 39% of Yui's all-time total
1980s81990s942000s1392010s2142020s99

Yui by state

Where Yui concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yui
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
95 17.1%
#2 Hawaii
5 0.9%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Yui's total US births 17.1%
Even split

95 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yui?
554 babies have been named Yui since 1989. It currently ranks #5665 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 32 births.
When was Yui most popular?
Yui was most popular in the 2010s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Yui most popular?
The top states for the name Yui are California (95 births), Hawaii (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Yui been used?
Yui has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yui?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuika, Yuisa, Yuina, Yuiza. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.