How Many People Are Named Yi?
people named Yi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 712,051 people in the US has this name
Based on 486 babies named Yi in Social Security records from 1980 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
25 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Yi, 37.5% were girls and 62.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Yi fell from 63% in the 2000s to 36.6% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 2010s, at 21.8%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Yi alive today is about 15 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Yi first appears in the records in 1980 and was given most often in 2018, to 25 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1980 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Yi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,215, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #6,431. Among girls, its best rank was #9,581, in 2023.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,431 | #10,081 |
| Best rank | #4,215 (2018) | #9,581 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,465 in the 2010s | #13,368 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Yi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Yi were born in California than in any other state: about 48 of those alive today.
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