Yukio
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name, commonly used as a feminine given name in works of fiction.
Meaning & Origin of Yukio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yukio is a masculine Japanese given name, commonly used as a feminine given name in works of fiction.
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The Story of Yukio
Yukio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 36 Yukios were born — ranking #1,196 that year. As of 2026, Yukio ranks #3,481 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 427 Yukios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yukio
Yukio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 427 births in the dataset. Yukio's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Yukio'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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