US rank #9153 Boys' name Peak 1992 262 births

Yuji — #9153 US boys' name

262 babies named Yuji in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s581990s582000s522010s542020s24
#9153
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Yuji was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yuji in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yuji

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Yuji between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yuji currently holds the #9153 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yuji performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yuji shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yuji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yuji 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 262 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.

Yuji at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,153

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yuji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4681012 202420172010200419991993198719821972 5

Yuji by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 22% of Yuji's all-time total
1970s161980s581990s582000s522010s542020s24

Yuji by state

Where Yuji concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yuji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 6.5%
California share of Yuji's total US births 6.5%

17 of 262 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yuji?
262 babies have been named Yuji since 1972. It currently ranks #9153 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Yuji most popular?
Yuji was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Yuji most popular?
The top states for the name Yuji are California (17 births).
How long has the name Yuji been used?
Yuji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yuji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yujin, Yujun. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2024 (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.