Yee
The Story of Yee
As a girl name
Yee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 16 Yees were born — ranking #5,549 that year. As of 2026, Yee ranks #9,802 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 202 Yees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 18 Yees were born — ranking #3,205 that year. As of 2026, Yee ranks #6,839 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 281 Yees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yee
Yee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 281 births in the dataset. Yee's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #3,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Yee'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 .
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