Yao
#15,162 most common boys' name of all time · #39,298 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1984–2023
Rank among boys
#15,162
Rank overall
#39,298 of 105,966
First appeared
1984
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
108
Since 2016
33
Peak year
1984 #4,214
Best rank
#4,214 1984
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Yao first appears in 1984. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,800 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,707 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,745 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,737 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,160 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,808 |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,502 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,227 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,030 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,552 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,523 |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,119 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,364 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,466 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,295 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,760 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,135 |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,214 |