Unisex name · since 1915
Yuki
Yuki has 1,067 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,067
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yuki is the #5259 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,067 recorded since 1915.
Yuki has 1,067 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5259 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #7,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,259 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,067 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuki ranks #7,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,259 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,067 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,259 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,067
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yuki's 1,067 recorded births place it above 90.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yuki compares
1,067 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Yuki's all-time total is 184% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuki | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,067 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yuki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yuki's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yuki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Yuki popularity over time - boys
567 total births recorded since 1986 (Yuki as boys' name)
Yuki by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (275 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Yuki's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Yuki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 275 births (26% of all-time use).
How Yuki 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 Yuki's total volume
Yuki by state
Where Yuki concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 175 | 16.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 158 | 14.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
175 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yuki's data
- Yuki's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (275 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yukis (175 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 Yuki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Yuki 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.