Data through 2022

Yale name popularity in the United States

Yale ranked #12330 for boys in 2022. SSA recorded 5 boys named Yale.

Rank#12330

for boys in 2022

Boys recorded5

SSA

Peak year1929

29 recorded

Five-year change-28.6%

since 2017

Popularity over time

Boys

Yale for boys and girls

Boys

5

100.0% in 2022 · data from 1908 to 2022

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2022boys5#12330
2020boys6#10605
2018boys7#9670
2017boys7#9696
2016boys5#12185
2015boys10#7491
2014boys6#10717
2013boys7#9655
2012boys9#8158
2010boys6#10766
2009boys8#8985
2008boys7#9871
Show full history (109 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2022boys5#12330
2020boys6#10605
2018boys7#9670
2017boys7#9696
2016boys5#12185
2015boys10#7491
2014boys6#10717
2013boys7#9655
2012boys9#8158
2010boys6#10766
2009boys8#8985
2008boys7#9871
2007boys13#6262
2006boys5#12055
2005boys9#7640
2004boys7#8927
2003boys5#10894
2002boys6#9392
2001boys6#9243
2000boys11#5920
1999boys6#8704
1998boys7#7560
1997boys11#5288
1996boys13#4613
1995boys14#4280
1994boys6#7770
1993boys22#3042
1992boys13#4327
1991boys17#3462
1990boys11#4673
1989boys17#3325
1988boys11#4162
1987boys11#3959
1986boys5#6721
1985boys8#4698
1984boys8#4552
1983boys17#2676
1982boys16#2831
1981boys13#3221
1980boys9#4134
1979boys12#3357
1978boys7#4554
1977boys5#5845
1976boys12#3095
1975boys6#4797
1974boys5#5227
1973boys11#3013
1972boys11#2991
1971boys12#2813
1970boys18#2125
1969boys20#1861
1968boys14#2200
1967boys17#1906
1966boys18#1814
1965boys12#2366
1964boys15#2114
1963boys15#2115
1962boys22#1713
1961boys15#2148
1960boys16#2042
1959boys11#2530
1958boys9#2818
1957boys12#2375
1956boys11#2497
1955boys11#2435
1954boys10#2592
1953boys12#2287
1952boys19#1749
1951boys23#1553
1950boys11#2321
1949boys10#2453
1948boys18#1758
1947boys9#2671
1946boys9#2534
1945boys16#1697
1944boys10#2309
1943boys17#1764
1942boys20#1585
1941boys16#1759
1940boys15#1802
1939boys17#1636
1938boys11#2185
1937boys9#2479
1936boys16#1723
1935boys15#1837
1934boys10#2393
1933boys10#2368
1932boys15#1922
1931boys15#1927
1930boys20#1644
1929boys29#1312
1928boys22#1611
1927boys23#1603
1926boys19#1787
1925boys15#2089
1924boys15#2132
1923boys26#1460
1922boys22#1644
1921boys27#1448
1920boys19#1820
1919boys13#2265
1918boys18#1827
1917boys23#1479
1916boys28#1265
1915boys16#1782
1914boys20#1342
1913boys15#1365
1912boys10#1619
1908boys6#1217

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Yale’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-44.4%
Change since peak-82.8%