Girls' name · since 1969
Yuko
Yuko has 162 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yuko is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 162 have been recorded since 1969.
Yuko has 162 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2007.
- #22,027 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 162 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuko ranks #22,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yuko's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Yuko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yuko splits its recorded history at 1984: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yuko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2007
- Peak year (1986)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Yuko by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Yuko's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yuko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (39% of all-time use).
Yuko by state
Where Yuko concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 4.3% |
7 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yuko's data
- Yuko's decade-level peak was the 1980s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yukos (7 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 Yuko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1969–2007 (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 Yuko 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.