Masculine dossier · first seen 1969

Yu

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2002
Peak births
17
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Yu

How many people are named Yu?

An estimated 438 living Americans are named Yu.

How rare is Yu?

Yu is very rare among babies today, with 9 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 47.1% from its 2002 peak.

How old is the typical Yu?

The median age of a living American named Yu is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 35 years old.

Is Yu still popular?

Yes. Yu is holding steady, with 9 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Yu most common?

Yu has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 8.5× more often than the national baseline.

1969Peak 20022025
peak 2002 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2002
Decline from peak
47.1%
2025
9
All-time
449
Where it lives now

Yu is most concentrated in New York — about 8.5× the national rate in the 2000s.

States where Yu is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: 8.5× the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY