Ye
The Story of Ye
As a girl name
American parents first put Ye on the record books as a girl name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 6 Yes were born — ranking #14,177 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Yes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Yes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ye on the record books as a boy name in 1989, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 7 Yes were born — ranking #9,567 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Yes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Yes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ye
Ye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Ye's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #9,567. Use the chart and map above to compare Ye's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.