How Many People Are Named Yuji?
An estimated 256 people in the United States have the first name Yuji. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Yuji peaked in popularity in 1992 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yuji 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 Yuji paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
256
About 1 in 1,338,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
11 births
Total Registered
262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yuji
Yuji is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 262 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yuji as a male name
Ranked #9,831 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (11 births)
Yuji: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yuji span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 58 babies were registered. While Yuji is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yuji by Decade
How has Yuji 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.
Yuji by State
Yuji + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuji as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yuji: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuji?
We estimate approximately 256 people named Yuji 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 1,338,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Yuji a common name?
Yuji is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yuji most popular?
Yuji reached peak popularity in 1992, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yuji is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yuji a male name?
Yuji is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yuji Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yuji Smith, Yuji Johnson, Yuji 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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