Boys' name · since 1989

Yuya

83 babies named Yuya in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,684 of 45,481
all-time among boys
83
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Yuya is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 83 have been recorded since 1989.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuya has been recorded 83 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2013.

  • #18,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 83 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuya ranks #18,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#18,684 of 45,481
all-time among boys
83
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yuya's 83 recorded births place it above 58.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Yuya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yuya splits its recorded history at 1997: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yuya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
456789 19891992199419961998200120122013 5

Yuya by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (51 births, 61% of the file).

1990s was Yuya's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Yuya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (61% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yuya? ▼
Yuya has been given to 83 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,684 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 8 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Yuya sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yuya ranks #18,684 of 45,481 boys' 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 Yuya most popular? ▼
Yuya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Yuya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yuya since 1989 -- 25 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Yuya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuyang. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yuya's data

  • Yuya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Yuya

Nearby Names Like Yuya

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

Yuyang Boy
5 births

Compare Yuya side by side: Yuya vs Yuyang

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yuya: 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, 1989–2013 (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 Yuya 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.