How Many People Are Named Yuka?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Yuka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Yuka peaked in popularity in 1996 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yuka 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 Yuka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1996
22 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yuka
Yuka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 391 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Yuka as a female name
Ranked #17,522 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1996 (22 births)
Yuka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yuka span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 153 babies were registered. Yuka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yuka by Decade
How has Yuka 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.
Yuka by State
Yuka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yuka
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Yuka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuka?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Yuka 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 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Yuka a common name?
Yuka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yuka most popular?
Yuka reached peak popularity in 1996, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yuka is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yuka a female name?
Yuka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yuka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yuka Smith, Yuka Johnson, Yuka 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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