Ye
Featured in baby name books
Ye is a Chinese name meaning “universe,” though other books give “bright” or “light.” Ye is also a Ghanaian name for the firstborn of twins.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Ye in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ye against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ye is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ye in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 boys were named Ye in the US in 2025. Since 1989, 27 boys have been named Ye, with the most (7) in 2015.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Ye in the US in 2025. Since 1999, 16 girls have been named Ye, with the most (6) in 2004.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Ye
There are 12,800 towns and villages with Ye in their name, in 33 countries.
🇮🇷 Iran 5917🇷🇺 Russia 3541🇦🇫 Afghanistan 1869🇧🇾 Belarus 1065🇲🇲 Myanmar 213🇺🇦 Ukraine 71🇨🇳 China 33🇻🇳 Vietnam 15
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Zavolzh’ye | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 42,900 | Map |
| Ye | Mon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 34,430 | Map |
| Ye-u | Sagaing Region, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 20,458 | Map |
| Podporozh’ye | Leningradskaya Oblast', 🇷🇺 Russia | 19,600 | Map |
| Ozherel’ye | Moscow Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 10,618 | Map |
| Novosel’ye | Leningradskaya Oblast', 🇷🇺 Russia | 9,082 | Map |
| Ye Su | Yangon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 8,537 | Map |
| Verkhotur’ye | Sverdlovsk Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 8,500 | Map |
| Kargapol’ye | Kurgan Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 8,169 | Map |
| Verkhov’ye | Oryol oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 8,100 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ye
There are 953 lakes and reservoirs with Ye in their name, in 8 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 737🇮🇷 Iran 134🇧🇾 Belarus 45🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 24🇦🇫 Afghanistan 7🇺🇦 Ukraine 4🇨🇦 Canada 1🇨🇳 China 1
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| Hayhurst Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ye Hu | Hunan, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Berkeh-ye Abū Mūsá | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Berkeh-ye Delīr | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Berkeh-ye Seh Kardān | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Berkeh-ye Takht-e Aḩmad | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Berkeh-ye Zīr Khameh | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Berkeh-ye ‘Alī | Hormozgan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Boneh-ye Sartabūk | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
| Cheshmeh-ye Boz Bolāgh | Markazi, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ye songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Ye in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ye
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ye.
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