NameTides

Yi

Yi was the #6,143 boys' name in the US in 2025 (14 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Yi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Yi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Yi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#6,143 (14)#4,275 (4)——#3,153 (5)
2024#6,832 (12)#5,120 (3)——#2,062 (9)
2023#6,897 (12)#2,547 (8)——#2,123 (8)
2022#5,874 (15)#3,450 (5)——#1,895 (9)
2021#7,089 (11)#2,730 (7)——#2,812 (5)
2020#5,980 (14)#2,682 (7)——#2,013 (8)
2019#5,813 (15)#1,986 (11)——#1,448 (13)
2018#4,094 (25)#3,412 (5)——#2,176 (7)
2017#6,338 (13)#3,040 (6)#602 (4)—#1,349 (14)
2016#7,157 (11)#1,804 (13)—#601 (4)#1,578 (11)
2015#5,746 (15)#2,483 (8)#686 (3)—#1,384 (13)
2014#7,048 (11)#1,486 (16)——#1,311 (14)
2013#5,659 (15)#1,617 (14)——#2,305 (6)
2012#7,050 (11)#1,270 (20)—#616 (4)#1,781 (9)
2011#8,767 (8)#1,342 (18)#421 (7)—#1,802 (9)

Yi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Yi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Yi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#9,457 (10)#5,927 (3)——#3,478 (5)
2024#11,122 (8)————
2023#8,989 (11)———#3,290 (5)
2022#10,383 (9)#4,646 (4)——#2,315 (8)
2021————#3,280 (5)
2020#12,142 (7)#3,447 (6)——#2,873 (6)
2019#11,356 (8)#3,541 (6)——#2,872 (6)
2018————#1,567 (14)
2017#14,124 (6)#3,583 (6)——#1,673 (13)
2016#11,781 (8)#4,096 (5)——#1,600 (14)
2015#10,866 (9)#2,496 (10)———
2014—#2,203 (12)#802 (3)—#2,374 (8)
2013—#2,176 (12)#564 (5)—#1,599 (14)
2012—#1,720 (17)——#1,350 (18)
2011—#1,489 (20)#810 (3)—#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #4,094.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.
  • In 2025, 42% of US babies named Yi were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 130,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 130,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Yi is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 120,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 89,000 to 1 in 170,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Yi (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YiCanadaGirls#3,4785
YiCanadaBoys#3,1535
YiEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
YiEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
YiIrelandGirls—too few
YiIrelandBoys—too few
YiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
YiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YiScotlandGirls—too few
YiScotlandBoys—too few
YiUSGirls#9,45710
YiUSBoys#6,14314