Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Yui

Meaning Borrowed from Japanese ゆい (Yui) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,104 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

Borrowed from Japanese ゆい (Yui).

Rank 2025
#6,104
among girls · ↓319 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Yui · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
32 babies
All-time total
574
#10,847 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Yui popularity over time

574 babies have been named Yui since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1930s – – – –
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1970s – – – –
1980s 8 1 – #9,671
1990s 94 9 +1075% #7,506
2000s 139 14 +48% #5,232
2010s 214 21 +54% #4,528
2020s (to 2025) 119 20 -7% #5,170

Where Yui is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Yui

Yui is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,104 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 574 American babies have been named Yui. Its peak came in 2016, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yui stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yui?

The median living Yui is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 600 people named Yui are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yui year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 20 #6,104
2024 22 #5,785
2023 20 #6,162
2022 26 #5,170
2021 18 #6,682
2020 13 #8,391
2019 20 #6,169
2018 18 #6,780
2017 21 #6,035
2016 32 #4,528
2015 29 #4,848
2014 20 #6,438
2013 21 #6,248
2012 18 #7,135
2011 18 #7,111
2010 17 #7,501
2009 18 #7,330
2008 20 #6,792
2007 14 #8,996
2006 9 #12,398
2005 11 #10,110
2004 14 #8,247
2003 24 #5,232
2002 11 #9,467
2001 9 #11,004
2000 9 #10,731
1995 12 #7,506
1990 10 #8,490
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Famous people named Yui

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yui Aragaki Yui Aragaki Japanese actress, model, and singer (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yui Hasegawa Yui Hasegawa Japanese footballer (born 1997) Contemporary
  3. 3 Yui Yui Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1987) Contemporary
  4. 4 Yui Horie Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1976) Contemporary
  5. 5 Yui Yokoyama Yui Yokoyama Japanese singer, actress, and YouTuber b. 1992 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Yui Yatyer Musical artist b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yui, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yui?

The median living Yui is about 13 years old. Half of all living Yuis are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Yui are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Yui are alive in the United States, based on 574 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yui mean?

Borrowed from Japanese ゆい (Yui).

How popular is the name Yui in 2025?

Yui ranked #6,104 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yui?

574 babies have been named Yui in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yui most popular?

Yui peaked in 2016, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Yui a boy or girl name?

Yui is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yui rising or falling?

Yui has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Yui become more popular?

Yui is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Yui in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yui?

Well-known people named Yui include Yui Aragaki (actor), Yui Hasegawa (soccer player), Yui (singer).

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