Yukon

A boys’ name of Athabaskan origin, meaning great river.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Yukon by the numbers

Yukon was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yukon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Yuvanyoung man or youth25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yakovsupplanter; Russian form of Jacob105 in the US (2017)
  • Yaronhe will sing; he will shout6 in the US (2017)
  • Yuvin7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yugan9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yuven5 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a river

Like Yukon, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
  • Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
  • Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
  • Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
  • Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
  • Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Yukon

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