Yuki
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Yuki is a Japanese name meaning “snow,” with other readings of “lucky” and “joy”; Yukie and Yukiko are variants.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Yuki in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Yuki 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 Yuki is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yuki in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 24 girls were named Yuki, making it the #5238 girls' name in the US. Since 1915, 1,067 girls have been named Yuki, with the most (43) in 2004. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
In 2025, 13 boys were named Yuki, making it the #6446 boys' name in the US. Since 1986, 567 boys have been named Yuki, with the most (25) in 1996. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Netherlands | #767 girls | 14 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #342 boys | 45 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #788 girls | 7 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Yuki
There are 7 towns and villages with Yuki in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇯🇵 Japan 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Yūki | Ibaraki, 🇯🇵 Japan | 50,645 | Map |
| Yuki | Santa Cruz Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Yuki | Kwilu, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Yuki | Hiroshima, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
| Yuki Caipipendi | Chuquisaca Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Yuki Kengundu | Mai-Ndombe, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Yuki Reynwit | Mai-Ndombe, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Yuki songs
16 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Yuki in their title. The best known:
- Yuki no Shingun – Kenshi Nagai (1895)
- Shiroi Yuki – Mai Kuraki (2006)
- Yuki no Hana – Mika Nakashima (2003)
- Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu – timelesz (2012)
- Yuki ga Futte Kita – SMAP (1992)
- Ōjisama to Yuki no Yoru – Tanpopo (2001)
- Jōnetsu Yuki Miraisen – Coconuts Musume (2001)
- Yuki Hotaru – Plastic Tree (2004)
- Yuki no Oto – Greeeen (2012)
- Haru no Yuki – Keiko (2008)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Yuki
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Yuki.
Yuki Furukawa
Yuki Nishino
Yuki Ota
Fictional characters named Yuki
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Yuki as a pet name
FurryName has found 354 dogs named Yuki in public pet registers, making it the #279 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (25), Laval (24), Basel (17). Yuki as a dog name →
FurryName has found 18 cats named Yuki in public pet registers, making it the #343 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (6), Vancouver (3), Corangamite Shire (1). Yuki as a cat name →
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