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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Yu

Used in both girl and boy records

Yu appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Yu by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDYu as a girl’s nameUS records 1972–2024
#9816girl rank2007peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDYu as a boy’s nameUS records 1962–2024
#6320boy rank2002peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Yu in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl200723 uses#554919901972–201737 listed years
Boy200217 uses#326919861969–202043 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.