Yi
Masculine
Yi is given to both — 304 boys and 182 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Yi entered the US charts in 1983, peaked at #4094 in 2018, ranks #6143 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Yi?
Yi first appears in US birth records in 1983 — 42 years ago. The typical Yi is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 300 people named Yi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Yi most popular?
Yi peaked in 2018, reaching #4094 nationally. Today it ranks #6143, 2,049 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1983
- Most boys named
- 201825 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4094reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- +16.7%14 in 2025, from 12
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Yi in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Yis among us
people named Yi are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 122,005 born in 2025 was named Yi
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Daaron test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Yi's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Daaron climbed just as high around 1994, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Daaron's path sketches the road Yi is walking now.
Yi sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Yi beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Yi in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #6143 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Yis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Yi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Yi in 2025?
- Yi ranks #6143 among US boy names in 2025, with 14 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Yi?
- About 1 in every 122,005 US boys born in 2025 was named Yi — 14 in all.
- Will my child share the name Yi with classmates?
- Yi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Yi
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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