Yi
A unisex name of Chinese origin, meaning righteousness, suitable.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Yi by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Yi. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yu3 in England and Wales (2025)