Total births
48
Unisex name · since 2017
Yujin
48 babies named Yujin in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10736
- among boys today
- 48
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Yujin currently ranks #10736 among unisex names in America, with 48 babies recorded since 2017.
Yujin has 48 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10736 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #10736 among boys today
- 48 born since 2017
- 2010s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yujin is currently the #10736 unisex name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 48 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10736
- among boys today
- 48
- born since 2017
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Yujin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10736
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Yujin was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
10 babies were named Yujin in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Yujin compares
48 16th 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
Yujin's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yujin | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yujin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yujin's full recorded timeline at 2023, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% 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 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yujin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#10,736
Active since
2017
Yujin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Yujin popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1999 (Yujin as girls' name)
Yujin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yujin's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yujin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yujin? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 48 babies named Yujin. Today it holds rank #10736 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 10 births.
When was Yujin most popular? ▼
Yujin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Yujin a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Yujin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 48 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Yujin been used? ▼
Yujin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Yujin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuji, Yujun. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Yujin's data
- Yujin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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. "Yujin: #10736 Unisex Name - 48 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yujin. 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 Yujin 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.