girls:
1k births since 1915
#4706 (18th percentile)
boys:
541 births since 1986
#4045 (12th percentile)
overall:
1.6k births since 1915
#6195 (20th percentile)
The name Yuki is the #6,195 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,551 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 19.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 19.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,706 (17.6% percentile) for all time with 1,010 births since 1915. For boys, it ranks #4,045 (11.7% percentile) for all time with 541 births since 1986.
Yuki first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (1915 for girls and 1986 for boys). Birth data for Yuki is available in 62 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023 (62 years for girls and 38 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Yuki has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (65.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 72.7% of babies named Yuki were girls.
For girls, Yuki reached its peak popularity in 2004, achieving the 4.1% percentile (ranked #899) with 21 births per million. The name was most common in 2004, with 21 births per million (ranked 4.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Yuki ranks #928 for girls (2.0% percentile) with 14 births per million, which is 64.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Yuki reached its peak popularity in 1996, achieving the 2.6% percentile (ranked #758) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 1996, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Yuki ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 39.4% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Yuki".
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