Search names
UY
Yu
OriginChinese
Meaning"universe"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#4244
On Nameberry
About Yu
The name Yu peaked for boys at #3439 in 1986. The name is most popular in YU. Yu is occasionally used for girls in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Famous Yus
- Yu the Great
legendary founder of China
- Yu Darvish
Japanese baseball player
- Faye Yu (born Yu Feihong)
Chinese actress
- Yu Kobayashi
Japanese football player
Yu in pop culture
- Yu
a System Lord on TV's "Stargate SG,1"
- Yu
character in the film adaptation of "Animal Crossing: Wild World"
- Yu Yevon
character in video game "Final Fantasy X"
- "Yu
Gi,Oh!," Japanese anime
- YuYu Hakusho
Japanese manga series
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