unisex name

You

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 39

You is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 33% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2004 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1984, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1984.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

You over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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'80 '10
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Births named You by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 15
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is You?

In 2015, You was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where You is used

England & Wales #5,858 3 in 2015
France #7,477 5 in 2015
United States #12,786 5 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside You

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like You also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with You over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for You

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with You — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about You

How popular is the name You?

In 2015, You was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is You a girl's or a boy's name?

You is used for both girls and boys. About 33% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in You?

You has 1 syllable.

When was You most popular?

You peaked in 1984, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.