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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Yale

Yale was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1302nd; the most babies were born in 1929 (29). More babies were named Yale in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192929 babies
Total since 1880
1,416babies recorded

Yale popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,9616
2010#12,1636
2000#6,30111
1990#4,98911
1980#4,4879
1970#2,21118
1960#2,11816
1950#2,43711
1940#1,89215
1930#1,69220
1920#1,88419
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Yale, counting every spelling?

Yale has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Yale?

About 700 people born in the US named Yale are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 31 and 64. That makes Yale mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Yale by state

How common Yale was among boys born in each state in 1927–1931, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Yale, boys, 1927–1931. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Yale: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yale, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Yale

How popular is the name Yale?

Yale was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1302nd; the most babies were born in 1929 (29). More babies were named Yale in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Yale a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yale in the US.

Where was Yale most popular?

In 1927–1931, Yale was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys).