Girls' name · since 1999

Yume

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Yume, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,143 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

30 girls have been named Yume since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Yume has 30 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2023.

  • #41,143 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 30 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yume ranks #41,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#41,143 of 72,339
all-time among girls
30
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yume's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yume's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yume splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yume popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
456789 19992007200820192023 6

Yume by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Yume's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Yume births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yume?
Yume has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,143 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 8 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Yume sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yume ranks #41,143 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yume most popular?
Yume was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Yume been used?
The SSA has tracked Yume since 1999 -- 25 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Yume?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yumi, Yumna, Yumiko, Yuma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yume's data

  • Yume's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yume

Nearby Names Like Yume

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yume

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yume: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2023 (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 Yume 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.