Yi is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Yi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,435 among boys (14) and #10,084 among girls (10) — overall #9,366 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #10,084 | #6,435 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #12,120 | #7,239 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #9,586 | #7,275 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #11,206 | #6,142 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,565 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #13,413 | #6,282 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #12,412 | #6,093 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,219 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #15,831 | #6,665 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | #12,838 | #7,588 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #11,806 | #5,985 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,537 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,909 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,532 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,574 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #19,748 | #14,193 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,943 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #17,436 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #15,428 | #8,890 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #11,391 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #12,975 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #9,874 | #11,317 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #15,738 | #8,616 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,373 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,999 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,996 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,121 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #16,550 | #11,289 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #13,695 | #7,264 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,845 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,782 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #10,212 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #15,434 | #8,217 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #10,376 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,327 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #12,050 | #6,224 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #12,141 | — |