US rank #5536 Boys' name Peak 2007 343 births

Yunior — #5536 US boys' name

343 babies named Yunior in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s1402010s892020s70
#5536
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Yunior was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

23 babies were named Yunior in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yunior

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Yunior between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yunior currently holds the #5536 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yunior performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yunior shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Yunior in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yunior 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 343 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.

Yunior at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

343

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,536

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yunior popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
23
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 202420202016201220082004200019961993 8

Yunior by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
140 births that decade — 41% of Yunior's all-time total
1990s442000s1402010s892020s70

Yunior by state

Where Yunior concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yunior
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
24 7.0%
#2 California
5 1.5%
#3 New York
5 1.5%
Florida share of Yunior's total US births 7.0%
Even split

24 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yunior?
343 babies have been named Yunior since 1993. It currently ranks #5536 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 23 births.
When was Yunior most popular?
Yunior was most popular in the 2000s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Yunior most popular?
The top states for the name Yunior are Florida (24 births), California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Yunior been used?
Yunior has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yunior?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yunus, Yunis, Yuniel, Yunay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.