Yuuki
Yuuki is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Yuuki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yuuki is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Yuuki
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Yuuki as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Yuuki — #14,823 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Yuuki on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Yuuki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Yuuki on the record books as a boy name in 1989, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 14 Yuukis were born — ranking #5,142 that year. About 45% of every Yuuki on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Yuuki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 186 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Yuuki
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yuuki. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yūki
Names that sound like Yuuki
Phonetically similar names — useful when Yuuki is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Yuuki
Yuuki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Yuuki's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #5,142. Use the chart and map above to compare Yuuki'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.