How Many People Are Named Yul?
An estimated 607 people in the United States have the first name Yul. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Yul peaked in popularity in 1960 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yul 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 Yul paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
607
About 1 in 564,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1960
32 births
Total Registered
669
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yul
Yul is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 669 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yul as a male name
Ranked #12,197 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1960 (32 births)
Yul: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yul span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 219 babies were registered. Yul has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yul by Decade
How has Yul 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.
Yul by State
Birth registrations for Yul span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Alabama, Arkansas. The lowest are in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 7 Yuls were registered per state.
Yul + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yul as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yul: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yul?
We estimate approximately 607 people named Yul 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 564,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Yul a common name?
Yul is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 669 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yul most popular?
Yul reached peak popularity in 1960, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yul is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yul a male name?
Yul is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yul Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yul Smith, Yul Johnson, Yul 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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