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Yu Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Yu?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Yu would be a striking name choice.

Position 5834, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1990.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 23 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Yu in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Yu occurred roughly during the years 1998-2002.

Sometimes the name Yu has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Yu has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Yu has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Yu?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Yu is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Yu (Girl)Yu (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 11 7,547
2017 9 11,559 7 10,714
2016 6 16,130 11 7,570
2015 < 5 -- 9 8,704
2014 5 19,096 8 9,591
2013 8 13,090 10 8,084
2012 10 11,208 9 8,839
2011 6 16,681 6 12,233
2010 9 12,235 7 10,728
2009 8 13,661 6 12,443
2008 < 5 -- 7 10,997
2007 23 6,076 12 7,067
2006 14 8,704 13 6,451
2005 19 6,520 9 8,273
2004 14 8,245 12 6,508
2003 14 7,985 14 5,546
2002 17 6,686 17 4,695
2001 12 8,735 6 10,528
2000 11 9,152 13 5,575
1999 11 8,791 10 6,519
1998 8 11,119 9 6,830
1997 8 10,819 8 7,265
1996 10 8,803 8 7,126
1995 12 7,501 9 6,398
1994 12 7,600 13 4,797
1993 10 8,712 14 4,442
1992 11 8,060 9 6,120
1991 10 8,579 10 5,506
1990 16 5,834 13 4,401
1989 12 6,951 10 5,154
1988 6 11,784 10 4,777
1987 < 5 -- 6 6,938
1986 6 10,892 14 3,438
1985 9 7,549 12 3,803
1984 8 8,143 12 3,694
1983 6 10,267 7 5,476
1982 9 7,462 < 5 --
1981 6 10,396 5 7,272
1980 7 9,083 < 5 --
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1978 < 5 -- 6 5,765
1977 7 8,432 < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- 5 6,484
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.