Boys' name · since 1972
Yuji
Yuji has 275 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 275
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
275 babies have been named Yuji since 1972, making it today's #6541 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yuji recorded 275 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #6541 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #11,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 275 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuji ranks #11,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 275 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 275
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yuji's 275 recorded births place it above 75.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yuji compares
275 44th percentile among 13,930 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
Yuji's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 275 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yuji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yuji's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yuji popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Yuji by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (58 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Yuji's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Yuji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 58 births (21% of all-time use).
Yuji by state
Where Yuji concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 6.2% |
17 of 275 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yuji's data
- Yuji's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yujis (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yuji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Yuji 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.