Boys' name · since 2016
Yunay
Yunay has 102 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
102 babies have been named Yunay since 2016, making it today's #5194 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yunay recorded 102 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #5194 nationally today, ahead of 63% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #17,322 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,194 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 102 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yunay ranks #17,322 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,194 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 102 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,322 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yunay's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yunay compares
102 26th percentile among 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
Yunay's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yunay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 102 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yunay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yunay's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yunay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Yunay by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (84 births, 82% of the file).
2020s was Yunay's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Yunay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 84 births (82% of all-time use).
Yunay by state
Where Yunay concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 6.9% |
13 of 102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Yunays (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yunay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Yunay 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.