UK girl's name
Yuk
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2000. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yuk is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Yuk popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2000 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3247, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 4 births.
This profile covers 4 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2000 to 2000. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Yuk is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 4 living people in the UK are called Yuk. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2001 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yuk ranked #3247 for girls in England and Wales in 2000, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 4 girls were registered as Yuk.
- • About 4 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yuk as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3247
2000
Births in 2000
4
Latest year
Peak year
2000
4 births
Estimated living
4
2026
Decades
Yuk by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yuk was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3247 | 4 | 1 |
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- Yasmina 518
- Yasemin 513
- Yana 452
- Yvie 377
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FAQ
Yuk: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yuk in the UK right now?
In 2000, Yuk was ranked #3247 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Yuk most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 4 babies registered as Yuk in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yuk in the UK?
A total of 4 babies have been registered as Yuk across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.