Yale Name Popularity

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How popular is Yale?

In 2018 the rare name Yale, ranked the 10,650th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Yale would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,302 in 1916.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1929 with 29 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Yale was less than 5, most recently in 2011.

Approximately during the years 1911-1916, 1918-1921, 1925-1929, 1947-1951, 1959-1962, 1986-1989, and 1990-1993, the name Yale took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1929-1933, and 1970-1973.

Yale's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Yale for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Yale?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Yale is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Yale (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	10,650
2017		7	10,699
2016		5	14,085
2015		10	8,000
2014		6	12,027
2013		7	10,671
2012		9	8,832
2011		< 5	--
2010		6	12,156
2009		8	9,820
2008		7	10,983
2007		13	6,599
2006		5	13,949
2005		9	8,268
2004		6	11,297
2003		5	12,701
2002		6	10,624
2001		6	10,511
2000		11	6,296
1999		6	9,873
1998		7	8,446
1997		11	5,635
1996		13	4,870
1995		14	4,505
1994		6	8,771
1993		22	3,137
1992		13	4,561
1991		17	3,629
1990		11	4,989
1989		17	3,443
1988		11	4,439
1987		11	4,230
1986		5	7,796
1985		8	5,136
1984		8	4,955
1983		17	2,787
1982		16	2,970
1981		13	3,408
1980		9	4,483
1979		12	3,562
1978		7	5,049
1977		5	6,838
1976		12	3,260
1975		6	5,451
1974		5	5,998
1973		11	3,219
1972		11	3,147
1971		12	2,968
1970		18	2,211
1969		20	1,912
1968		14	2,308
1967		17	1,972
1966		18	1,889
1965		12	2,470
1964		15	2,201
1963		15	2,199
1962		22	1,757
1961		15	2,234
1960		16	2,119
1959		11	2,657
1958		9	3,026
1957		12	2,494
1956		11	2,629
1955		11	2,569
1954		10	2,740
1953		12	2,386
1952		19	1,803
1951		23	1,596
1950		11	2,435
1949		10	2,601
1948		18	1,814
1947		9	2,859
1946		9	2,687
1945		16	1,771
1944		10	2,468
1943		17	1,833
1942		20	1,628
1941		16	1,820
1940		15	1,893
1939		17	1,712
1938		11	2,323
1937		9	2,675
1936		16	1,799
1935		15	1,925
1934		10	2,563
1933		10	2,542
1932		15	1,992
1931		15	2,002
1930		20	1,693
1929		29	1,338
1928		22	1,645
1927		23	1,644
1926		19	1,845
1925		15	2,190
1924		15	2,226
1923		26	1,502
1922		22	1,694
1921		27	1,474
1920		19	1,884
1919		13	2,382
1918		18	1,904
1917		23	1,526
1916		28	1,302
1915		16	1,876
1914		20	1,387
1913		15	1,440
1912		10	1,744
1911		< 5	--
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1909		< 5	--
1908		6	1,370
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.