Recorded 2012–2022 Boys' name Peak 2018 25 births

Yuv — boys' name

25 babies named Yuv in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s132020s12
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Yuv was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yuv in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yuv

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Yuv between 2012 and 2022, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yuv currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yuv performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yuv shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yuv 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 25 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.

Yuv at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

25

Since 2012

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2012

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2022

Yuv popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2012

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Yuv by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 52% of Yuv's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yuv?
25 babies have been named Yuv since 2012. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Yuv most popular?
Yuv was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Yuv been used?
Yuv has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 11 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Yuv?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuvraj, Yuvaan, Yuvan, Yuval, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2012–2022 (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.