Boys' name · since 1957
Yul
674 babies named Yul in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yul currently ranks #12256 among boys' names in America, with 674 babies recorded since 1957.
Yul has 674 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12256 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #6,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,256 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 674 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yul ranks #6,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,256 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 674 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,256 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yul's 674 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yul compares
674 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Yul's all-time total is 83% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 674 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yul's full recorded timeline at 1987, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Yul by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (219 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Yul's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Yul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
219 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 219 births (32% of all-time use).
How Yul compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yul's total volume
Yul by state
Where Yul concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Yul's data
- Yul's decade-level peak was the 1960s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yuls (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Yul 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.