Yayoi

YAY-oy /ˈjeɪɔɪ/
girl 1 syllable fading

Yayoi is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Yayoi is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Yayoi was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1925 (6 births).

About the name Yayoi

PronunciationYAY-oy /ˈjeɪɔɪ/
CultureJapanese
6peak births 1925
1925first in SSA data

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How popular is Yayoi?

Girls named Yayoi
192519301940195019601970198019901992
Girls named Yayoi per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1925–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Yayoi total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19925—#15,582
19256—#4,963