Gender
Origin
- Unknown
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yu
Pronunciation
yu
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #4496, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #5887, 23 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #810, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #1075, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 17 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #4222, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #3661, 6 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5425, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #404, 7 births); most recent 2016 (rank #713, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #612, 6 births); most recent 2016 (rank #866, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #483, 5 births); most recent 2013 (rank #687, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #458, 7 births); most recent 2014 (rank #681, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #512, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence