Unisex name · since 1967
Yuval
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 409 babies named Yuval, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 409
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yuval is the #9887 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 409 recorded since 1967.
Yuval has 409 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9887 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, 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 1967 to 2025.
- #8,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,887 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 409 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuval ranks #8,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,887 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 409 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 409
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yuval's 409 recorded births place it above 80.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yuval compares
409 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Yuval's all-time total is 11% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yuval | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 409 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yuval's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yuval splits its recorded history at 2003: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yuval popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Yuval popularity over time - girls
224 total births recorded since 1995 (Yuval as girls' name)
Yuval by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Yuval's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Yuval births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (33% of all-time use).
Yuval by state
Where Yuval concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 3.7% |
15 of 409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Yuval's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yuvals (15 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 Yuval: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Yuval 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.