Yi — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 51% girls / 49% boys

Origin: Chinese

Yi first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 18 babies (rank #1,375 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.

645

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	9	#1,750
1992	11	#1,508
1993	12	#1,395
1994	15	#1,099
1995	11	#1,555
1996	11	#1,561
1997	6	#2,437
1998	16	#1,149
1999	10	#1,676
2000	16	#1,159
2001	10	#1,682
2002	14	#1,312
2003	5	#3,173
2004	12	#1,576
2005	12	#1,616
2006	13	#1,591
2007	10	#2,010
2008	15	#1,521
2009	11	#1,969
2010	18	#1,375
2011	8	#2,545
2012	13	#1,745
2013	10	#2,154
2014	6	#3,191
2016	10	#2,137
2017	17	#1,437
2018	10	#2,166
2019	6	#3,375
2020	5	#4,031
2022	5	#4,007
2023	5	#4,054

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#1,750

1992

#1,508

1993

#1,395

1994

#1,099

1995

#1,555

1996

#1,561

1997

#2,437

1998

#1,149

1999

#1,676

2000

#1,159

2001

#1,682

2002

#1,312

2003

#3,173

2004

#1,576

2005

#1,616

2006

#1,591

2007

#2,010

2008

#1,521

2009

#1,969

2010

#1,375

2011

#2,545

2012

#1,745

2013

#2,154

2014

#3,191

2016

#2,137

2017

#1,437

2018

#2,166

2019

#3,375

2020

#4,031

2022

#4,007

2023

#4,054

Yi

Numerology of Yi

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with Y

Year-by-Year Detail