Yuxi
A feminine Chinese given name meaning "rain passing".
Name Census estimates that about 80 living Americans carry the first name Yuxi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yuxi today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yuxi births was 2017 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yuxi. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yuxi with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yuxi. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
80
~ 1 in 4,284,429 Americans
Peak year
2017
13 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,907
Tracked since 2011
Census
Yuxi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 535 people with the first name Yuxi, which placed it at #19,659 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
#19,659
National first-name rank
People counted
535
535 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
92.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yuxi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yuxi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 92.5%. The next largest groups are White (5.0%) and Black (1.1%). 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 Yuxi 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 Yuxi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander92.5% · 495
- White5.0% · 27
- Black or African American1.1% · 6
- Two or more races0.9% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 2
Popularity
Yuxi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yuxi from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 57 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yuxi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yuxi 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 Yuxi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yuxis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yuxi
The name Yuxi has its origins in Chinese culture and language. It is a combination of the Chinese characters 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 溪 (xī) meaning "stream" or "creek". The name originated in ancient China, likely during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) when these characters were first used together.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yuxi appears in the Classic of Poetry, also known as the Shijing, which is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. The name is mentioned in a poem describing the beauty of a gentle rain falling on a stream.
In Chinese history, the name Yuxi was borne by several notable individuals. Yuxi Wang (689–742 AD) was a renowned poet and calligrapher during the Tang Dynasty. His works were highly influential in the development of Chinese literature and art.
Another prominent figure with the name Yuxi was Yuxi Zhu (1098–1168 AD), a renowned Zen Buddhist monk and scholar during the Song Dynasty. He is credited with reviving and popularizing the Linji school of Chan Buddhism.
During the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD), there was a famous painter named Yuxi Ren (1522–1597). He was known for his landscape paintings and his unique style that combined traditional Chinese techniques with Western influences.
In more recent history, Yuxi Zhang (1901–1976) was a Chinese author and playwright who played a significant role in the development of modern Chinese literature. His works often explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of the working class.
Yuxi Liu (1923–2005) was a celebrated Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of partial differential equations. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received numerous honors for his work.
People
Yuxi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yuxi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Yuxi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yuxi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 80 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yuxi 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 4,284,429 US residents.
Is Yuxi a common name?
We classify Yuxi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 81 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yuxi most popular?
The single biggest year for Yuxi was 2017, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yuxi is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yuxi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 535 people with the name Yuxi, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,659 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 Yuxi 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 Yuxi?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yuxi on both sides of the split. Of the 525 people counted with this name, 146 were male (27.8%) and 379 were female (72.2%). 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 Yuxi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yuxi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 92.5%. The next largest groups are White (5.0%) and Black (1.1%). 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 Yuxi most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yuxi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.5% (495 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 Yuxi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yuxi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yuxi in the SSA data are female. 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 Yuxi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yuxi 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 Yuxi 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 are named Yuxi?
Find out how many people share the name Yuxi on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.