Yi
Mostly boys · YEE · Chinese
Yi is a name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Yi mean?
Chinese: meaning depends on the Chinese character used
A Chinese name whose meaning depends on the character, such as 'resolute', 'righteous' or 'joy'.
- Say it
- YEE
Is Yi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Yi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Yi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Yi, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 25 boys. 3 girls were also named Yi in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2003, 58% of the babies named Yi in the UK were girls. By 2020 it was 46%, with more boys than girls since 2016.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Yi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Yi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Yi, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983. 10 girls were also named Yi in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yi in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Names like Yi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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