Recorded 1969–2007 Girls' name Peak 1986 157 births

Yuko — girls' name

157 babies named Yuko in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s491980s581990s282000s10
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Yuko was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

13 babies were named Yuko in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yuko

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Yuko between 1969 and 2007, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yuko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yuko performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yuko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yuko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yuko 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 157 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.

Yuko at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

157

Since 1969

39 years of records

Peak year

1986

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1969

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2007

Yuko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1969

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1986)
13
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20071993198919851981197819731969 12

Yuko by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 37% of Yuko's all-time total
1960s121970s491980s581990s282000s10

Yuko by state

Where Yuko concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yuko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.5%
California share of Yuko's total US births 4.5%

7 of 157 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yuko?
157 babies have been named Yuko since 1969. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1986 with 13 births.
When was Yuko most popular?
Yuko was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Yuko most popular?
The top states for the name Yuko are California (7 births).
How long has the name Yuko been used?
Yuko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 39 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Yuko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuki, Yukiko, Yuka, Yukie, and 4 more. 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, 1969–2007 (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.