Yukio
A masculine Japanese name meaning "gets what he wants" or "has reason".
Name Census estimates that about 21 living Americans carry the first name Yukio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yukio today is around 97 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yukio births was 1922 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yukio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Yukio is about 97 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Yukios were born before 1939.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yukio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
21
~ 1 in 16,321,635 Americans
Peak year
1922
36 babies that year
Average age
97
years old
1939 SSA rank
#3,965
Tracked since 1913
Census
Yukio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 348 people with the first name Yukio, which placed it at #26,649 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,649
National first-name rank
People counted
348
348 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
83.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yukio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yukio is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.3%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yukio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yukio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander83.6% · 291
- Two or more races6.3% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 21
- Black or African American2.3% · 8
- White1.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Yukio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yukio from the 1910s through to the 1930s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 234 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Yukio remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yukio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yukio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yukios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yukio
The given name Yukio has its origins in Japan, with the name being derived from the Japanese words "yuki" meaning "snow" and "o" meaning "male." The name can be translated as "snow man" or "snow male." The earliest recorded use of the name Yukio dates back to the late 19th century.
Yukio is a relatively modern name in Japanese history, and it does not appear to have any specific historical references or mentions in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, the name's association with snow and winter may have been influenced by traditional Japanese cultural appreciation for the changing seasons and natural elements.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Yukio was Yukio Ozaki (1858-1954), a prominent Japanese politician, and diplomat who served as the Mayor of Tokyo and the Minister of Education. He played a significant role in modernizing Japan's education system during the Meiji Era.
Another notable individual with the name Yukio was Yukio Mishima (1925-1970), a celebrated Japanese author, playwright, and poet. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and is known for his works such as "The Sea of Fertility" tetralogy and the novel "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea."
Yukio Hatoyama (born 1947) is a former Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010. He is a member of the influential Hatoyama political dynasty and is known for his efforts to improve relations with Japan's neighbors, particularly China.
Yukio Endō (1937-2009) was a Japanese musician and composer who was widely regarded as a master of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute. He contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of traditional Japanese music.
Yukio Tsuchiya (1928-2018) was a Japanese astronaut and aeronautical engineer. He was the first Japanese person to fly in space when he participated in the Space Shuttle Endeavour mission in 1985, at the age of 57, making him one of the oldest people to travel to space.
People
Yukio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yukio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yukio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yukio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 21 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yukio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 US residents.
Is Yukio a common name?
We classify Yukio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 40.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 427 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yukio most popular?
The single biggest year for Yukio was 1922, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yukio is about 97 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yukio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 348 people with the name Yukio, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,649 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yukio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yukio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yukio leans strongly male. 333 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yukio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yukio is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.3%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yukio most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yukio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.6% (291 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yukio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yukio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yukio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yukio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yukio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yukio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Yukio?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Yukio, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.