How Many People Are Named Ye?
An estimated 42 people in the United States have the first name Ye. It is used for both genders, with 62.8% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Ye peaked in popularity in 2015 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
42
About 1 in 8,160,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
62.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2015
7 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ye
Ye is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (62.8%) and females (37.2%). Out of 43 total births registered, 27 were male and 16 were female.
Ye as a male name
Ranked #14,254 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2015 (7 births)
Ye as a female name
Ranked #19,118 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Ye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ye span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 12 babies were registered. While Ye is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ye by Decade
How has Ye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ye
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Ye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ye?
We estimate approximately 42 people named Ye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,160,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Ye a common name?
Ye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ye most popular?
Ye reached peak popularity in 2015, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ye is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ye a male name?
Ye is predominantly male. 62.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ye Smith, Ye Johnson, Ye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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