Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yale yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 6 | #1,370 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,744 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,440 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,387 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,876 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,302 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,526 |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,382 |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,884 |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,474 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,500 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,226 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,844 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,645 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,338 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,692 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,001 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,993 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,541 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,562 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,927 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,800 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,323 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,711 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,893 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,820 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,627 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,832 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,465 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,687 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,861 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,816 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,603 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,437 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,802 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,389 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,739 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,558 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,627 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,494 |
| 1958 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,657 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,117 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,238 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,756 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,199 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,202 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,471 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,891 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,308 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,912 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,212 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,969 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,150 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,220 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,996 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,449 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,260 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,846 |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,050 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,562 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,487 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,411 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,970 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,788 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,960 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,139 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,801 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,233 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,441 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,444 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,989 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,630 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,560 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,139 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,774 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,871 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,635 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,448 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,875 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,300 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,517 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,628 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,707 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,907 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,274 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,959 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,599 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,994 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,831 |
| 2010 | 6 | #12,162 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,837 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,683 |
| 2014 | 6 | #12,048 |
| 2015 | 10 | #8,013 |
| 2016 | 5 | #14,114 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,724 |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,710 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,954 |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,240 |
