Yi

/YEE/
boy 1 syllable steady

Yi is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9190 for boy births in the United States, given to 24 babies. Yi first appears in the data in 1980 and reached its peak in 2018 (25 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.

How popular is Yi? (U.S. births per year)

198019902000201020202025
U.S. births per year, 1980–2025 · hover or tap for the count and national rank · source: U.S. Social Security Administration
#9,190U.S. rank in 2025
25peak births · 2018
1980first appeared
24births in 2025

About the name Yi

PronunciationYEE
Used inChineseKorean
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Yi popularity year by year

YearU.S. birthsRank
202524#9,190
202420#10,508
202323#9,509
202224#9,279
202111#15,442
202021#9,853
201923#9,479
201825#8,950
201719#10,849
201619#11,033
201524#9,388
201411#16,076
201315#13,047
201211#16,271
20118#20,290
201010#17,555
20097#22,816
20086#25,572
200716#12,901
200610#17,608
20058#19,554
200417#11,223
200314#12,590
20027#20,104
20019#16,661
20006#21,746
19999#15,656
199810#14,169
199714#10,828
19965#22,194
19957#17,173
19945#21,841
19929#14,167
199111#12,101
19887#14,926
19845#16,990
198311#9,359
19805#17,543