Yi

Where Yi comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Yi.

  • Vowel-ended
Yi through the years
  1. 1983
    First appearance
    #5,484 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2011
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2018
    Peak, #4,094
    25 babies named Yi, the most in any year.
  4. 2021
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #7,089.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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