girl's name
Yui
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 672
Yui is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Yui is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2016, when 32 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Yui over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 94 |
| 2000s | 139 |
| 2010s | 214 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Yui?
In 2025, Yui was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yui is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yui
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yui also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yui over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yui
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yui — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yui
How popular is the name Yui?
In 2025, Yui was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yui a girl's or a boy's name?
Yui is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yui most popular?
Yui peaked in 2016, when 32 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yui a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yui currently ranks #2,861 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.