Yu is a unisex name. In 2025 it ranked #17437 for unisex births in the United States, given to 9 babies. Yu first appears in the data in 1969 and reached its peak in 2007 (35 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #17,437 |
| 2024 | 11 | #15,499 |
| 2023 | 6 | #22,842 |
| 2022 | 11 | #15,506 |
| 2021 | 10 | #16,355 |
| 2020 | 11 | #15,238 |
| 2019 | 10 | #16,590 |
| 2018 | 11 | #15,636 |
| 2017 | 16 | #12,200 |
| 2016 | 17 | #11,822 |
| 2015 | 9 | #18,127 |
| 2014 | 13 | #14,269 |
| 2013 | 18 | #11,374 |
| 2012 | 19 | #11,139 |
| 2011 | 12 | #15,232 |
| 2010 | 16 | #12,640 |
| 2009 | 14 | #14,124 |
| 2008 | 7 | #22,690 |
| 2007 | 35 | #7,370 |
| 2006 | 27 | #8,613 |
| 2005 | 28 | #8,002 |
| 2004 | 26 | #8,215 |
| 2003 | 28 | #7,651 |
| 2002 | 34 | #6,473 |
| 2001 | 18 | #10,131 |
| 2000 | 24 | #8,063 |
| 1999 | 22 | #8,165 |
| 1998 | 17 | #9,636 |
| 1997 | 16 | #9,715 |
| 1996 | 18 | #8,770 |
| 1995 | 21 | #7,717 |
| 1994 | 25 | #6,863 |
| 1993 | 24 | #6,982 |
| 1992 | 20 | #7,911 |
| 1991 | 20 | #7,781 |
| 1990 | 29 | #5,865 |
| 1989 | 22 | #6,842 |
| 1988 | 16 | #8,078 |
| 1987 | 6 | #15,413 |
| 1986 | 20 | #6,420 |
| 1985 | 21 | #6,118 |
| 1984 | 20 | #6,139 |
| 1983 | 13 | #8,156 |
| 1982 | 9 | #10,807 |
| 1981 | 11 | #9,256 |
| 1980 | 7 | #12,762 |
| 1978 | 6 | #13,320 |
| 1977 | 7 | #11,908 |
| 1976 | 5 | #14,694 |
| 1973 | 5 | #13,475 |
| 1972 | 5 | #13,329 |
| 1969 | 5 | #12,470 |